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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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S tewardship - Education - I n s p i ration<br />

What is a <strong>Maritime</strong><br />

Cultural <strong>Landscape</strong>?<br />

High Tide. N Branch Rancocas<br />

Creek Water Trail. Mount Holly<br />

Flood Channel. Bufflehead Duck -<br />

Passing 1890’s Power House<br />

High Tide. N Branch Rancocas<br />

Creek Water Trail. Westampton.<br />

Rancocas State Park<br />

“ Teal” Duck<br />

Westerdhal (1998) defines<br />

maritime cultural landscape as:<br />

“the archaeological concept<br />

combining sea and land as the<br />

maritime cultural landscape. It<br />

means that the starting point for<br />

the subject of maritime<br />

archaeology is maritime culture”.<br />

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