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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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Polaris used as<br />

night time<br />

navigation star<br />

on Rancocas<br />

Creek navigation<br />

Timbuctoo<br />

is located under<br />

the North Star*<br />

* A Guide Star of<br />

the Underground<br />

Rail Road<br />

Polaris or the North<br />

Star is the last star in<br />

the constellation<br />

Ursa Minor. Polaris is<br />

the star at the tip of<br />

the handle of the<br />

“Little Dipper”.<br />

Polaris is considered<br />

a navigational star.<br />

Polaris was used by<br />

sailing shallops, tugs,<br />

barges, yaliwackers,<br />

steam-boats and the<br />

like as they navigated<br />

Rancocas Creek tidal<br />

waters on night tides<br />

and currents.

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