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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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Florence<br />

Roads from <strong>NJ</strong> <strong>Pine</strong> <strong>Barrens</strong> Rancocas Creek and<br />

Delaware River Ports n Navigable Waters<br />

1846<br />

South Branch Rancocas Creek<br />

North Branch Rancocas Creek<br />

Atsion Furnace<br />

Hanover Furnace<br />

Maryann Furnace<br />

Mt. Misery Furnace<br />

Hanover Furnace, also known as<br />

Hanover Iron-Works, was begun<br />

in 1791. The location capitalized<br />

on several important natural<br />

features: a quick-running stream,<br />

the North Branch of the<br />

Rancocas Creek; an excellent<br />

supply of timber; and an<br />

abundance of bog iron. It was a<br />

few miles east of Browns Mills<br />

and just west of Hartshorne’s Mill.<br />

4 and 12 lb. Cannon Balls found<br />

on site are documented forged<br />

from bog iron for US Navy during<br />

the War of 1812<br />

Reference: Boyer/US Army Cultural Resource Inventory<br />

Rancocas Pathways 188

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