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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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Maurice River<br />

Indian Name Wahatquenack<br />

Principle River flowing into the Delaware Bay<br />

1623 named the Mauritius River by Dutch<br />

1705- Daniel England’s saw mill at Buckshutem<br />

Bulk transportation of ore and iron<br />

manufactured carried on channel of<br />

Menantico Creek up to Schooner<br />

Landing, a place of considerable<br />

business, and then by ordinary road<br />

1789 Act of Congress established districts for the collection of duties imposed on imported<br />

goods : District of Bridgeton Towns of Bridgeton, Salem and Port Elizabeth as Ports of Delivery.<br />

All vessels required a trade license. Owners required to reside in the port district.<br />

1800 Leesburg, a place for building coastal vessels (ship building). Mattox Landing, individuals<br />

engaged in coasting, bay and river trade<br />

Natural Oyster beds at the Maurice River Cove.<br />

Rancocas Pathways 408

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