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NJ Pine Barrens Maritime-Culture-Landscape 1 1 2024

Pine Barrens forests, striking waterways, narrow lakes, bogs, ghost towns, furnaces and more. NJ Pinelands National Reserve landscape tells the tale of a time when glaciers covered this land, when ship-building towns ruled, when Ben Franklin spoke of preserving the one million acres of the Pine Barrens, when pirates sailed and where NJ sets the standard of heritage. This 500 page presentation of the Pinelands National Reserve maritime cultural landscapes, shows a great expanse of time. It includes six major Pinelands National Reserve watersheds: Rancocas Creek, Toms River, Mullica River, Great Egg Harbor River, Maurice River, Cohansey River. Explore, discover, enjoy a peek into the Pinelands National Reserve fascinating maritime landscapes, more often forgotten than remembered. A step back in time, a step forward to the future.

Pine Barrens forests, striking waterways, narrow lakes, bogs, ghost towns, furnaces and more.
NJ Pinelands National Reserve landscape tells the tale of a time when glaciers covered this land, when ship-building towns ruled, when Ben Franklin spoke of preserving the one million acres of the Pine Barrens, when pirates sailed and where NJ sets the standard of heritage. This 500 page presentation of the Pinelands National Reserve maritime cultural landscapes, shows a great expanse of time. It includes six major Pinelands National Reserve watersheds: Rancocas Creek, Toms River, Mullica River, Great Egg Harbor River, Maurice River, Cohansey River. Explore, discover, enjoy a peek into the Pinelands National Reserve fascinating maritime landscapes, more often forgotten than remembered. A step back in time, a step forward to the future.

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The purpose of the <strong>Pine</strong>lands National Reserve <strong>Maritime</strong> Cultural <strong>Landscape</strong> Atlas is to enhance public<br />

awareness promoting the heritage of New Jersey’s expansive, vibrant and historical maritime cultural<br />

landscapes (MCLs): past, present and future. This atlas uses thematic slides to highlight the <strong>Pine</strong>lands<br />

National Reserve six (6) major tidewater <strong>Maritime</strong> Cultural <strong>Landscape</strong>s.<br />

Rancocas Creek, Toms River, Mullica River, Great Egg Harbor River, Maurice River and the Cohansey River.<br />

An objective is to cultivate a sustainable grassroot collaborative approach to improve multi-use public access that promotes the natural landscapes and<br />

unique heritage of the <strong>Pine</strong> <strong>Barrens</strong> Rancocas Creek Watershed using the best available sciences, engaging community interest and common good .<br />

Main Stem Rancocas Creek High Tide Centerton<br />

Steve Nagiewicz Stockton University Sonar Survey<br />

Delanco, Main Stem<br />

Rancocas Joins Delaware River<br />

Photo: Katie Fitzpatrick (see Delanco Diuck<br />

Decoy Carvers<br />

High Tide<br />

1941 Mount Holly Flood Channel<br />

Iron Works Hill<br />

N Branch Rancocas Creek<br />

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