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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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Bog Iron - Forges and Furnaces<br />

Early in the 19th century, a booming iron industry began. The New Jersey <strong>Pine</strong> <strong>Barrens</strong> were rich with "bog<br />

iron," natural deposits of iron-rich material. Clam and oyster shells from the shoreline were harvested to provide<br />

lime required for smelting, and the vast forestlands provided the fuel. However, the production of bog iron<br />

ended by the 1860s, because higher grade iron and coal deposits discovered in Pennsylvania and elsewhere were<br />

much more efficient to exploit. (ref: usgs)<br />

Hanover, Mount Holly, Vincentown, Weymouth, Eatna, Medford, Weymouth, Others<br />

Rancocas Pathways 485

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