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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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<strong>NJ</strong>’s Oyster Fleet Early 1900’s<br />

Maurice River Cove<br />

Total Vsls Total Tons Value<br />

Schooners 107 2,586 182,000<br />

Sloops 105 1,057 40,000<br />

Camden<br />

Total Vsls Total Tons Value<br />

Schooners 21 575 42,000<br />

Sloops 3<br />

Delaware Bay/Baltimore<br />

Total Vsls Total Tons Value<br />

Schooners 48 1.286 92,000<br />

Sloops 7<br />

Total Fleet<br />

7,000 Tons Carrying Capacity<br />

Sept-Februray<br />

Schooners 100 200,000 2,000 each<br />

Schooners 100 150,000 1,500 each<br />

Schooners 50 37,500 750 each<br />

Sloops 25 37,500 1,500 each<br />

Sloops 100 100,000 1,000 each<br />

Sloops 51 2,091 400 each<br />

totals 426 527091<br />

<strong>NJ</strong> Oysters Commission <strong>NJ</strong> Labor and and Industry October 1887<br />

month total Total Value<br />

Schooners 700 4200 420,000<br />

600 3,600 360,000<br />

Rancocas Pathways 435

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