NJ Pine Barrens Maritime-Culture-Landscape 1 1 2024

“An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province of Pensilvania and West New Jersey
America” Published London 1698 by Gabriel Thomas, a resident of Fifteen Years
Here there are several navigable rivers besides the famous Delaware, being deep enough for
vessels to come in. First, Prince Morise’s (Maurice) River, where the Swedes used to kill the
geese in great numbers, for their feathers, only leaving their carcasses behind them;
Cohansey River, by which they send great store of (NJ Pine Barrens) cedar to Philadelphia
City. Great Egg Harbor River (up which a ship of two to three hundred tuns may sail), which
runs by the back part of the country into the Main Sea runs. Little Egg Harbour Creek
(Mullica River)., which they take their name from the great abundance of eggs, which
swans, geese, ducks and other wild fowls off those rivers lay thereabouts. Timber River,
alias Gloucester River, which hath as its name from the great quantity of curious timber,
which they send in great floats to Philadelphia a city in Pensilvania, as oaks, pines, chestnuts,
ash, and cedars; this river runs down by Gloucester town which is the shire town.
Northampton River, (Rancocas Creek) which with several others, at a convenient distance
upon the sea (the shores whereof are generally deep and bold)of less note which runs down
to the great Delaware River.
(presentation note – transcribed in original spelling and grammar)
Cohansey
River
Delaware
Bay
Timber
River
Maurice
River
Rancocas
Great
Egg
Harbor
River
Little
Egg
Harbor
River
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