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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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Theme Three: Tidewater Hinterlands - National Water Trail 458 - 511<br />

<strong>Pine</strong>lands Hinterlands 459<br />

Ship Building 461<br />

Glass Works 474<br />

Agriculture 479<br />

Railroads 481<br />

Cuban Filibusters 482<br />

Forges / Charcoal 484<br />

Activity for Kids / Lesson Plans 491<br />

Methodology / Research 492<br />

Suggested Readings 493<br />

What’s Needed Next? 494<br />

Appendix: National Water Trail 495<br />

A Healthy Community, a Garden to Grow 496<br />

National Water Trails Foundation of a Healthy Community 498<br />

George Washington Rancocas Creek 499<br />

Melpine Landing Visitor Use Statistics 502<br />

Historic French Maps <strong>NJ</strong> <strong>Pine</strong> <strong>Barrens</strong> 506<br />

Rancocas Creek Water Trail Injury Control Haddon Matrix 505<br />

Plant List Collected in Ships Ballast (1867) 510<br />

Timbuctoo Sunset Rancocas Creek<br />

Rancocas Pathways 24<br />

Naturally Charms of the Past - Excitement of the Present - Exploring its Future

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