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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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J. B. Van Sciver, Sr. born in Hainesport, May<br />

14, 1861, with his brother George,<br />

developed the Hainesport Mining &<br />

Transportation Company, and the De Frain<br />

Sand Company.<br />

VanSciver Sand Mine and Barge Ops<br />

These companies eventually consolidated<br />

into the Van Sciver Corporation. Mr. Van<br />

Sciver was also director of the Knickerbocker<br />

Lime Company.<br />

By the 1920’s these businesses were the<br />

premier manufacturers and distributors of<br />

building materials in the southern New<br />

Jersey/eastern Pennsylvania area.<br />

During World War I, Van Sciver Corporation<br />

supplied sand, gravel and concrete to build<br />

the Emergency Fleet Corporation’s shipyard<br />

on Hog Island in the Delaware River. The<br />

Van Sciver Corporation was sold to the<br />

Warner Company in 1929.<br />

Philadelphia - Pier 67<br />

Reference: Hagley Library<br />

Rancocas<br />

Pathways<br />

270

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