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    Mordecai's Moorings 

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    pinelandpaddler
    Published on 01-11-10 12:00 PM

    Mordecai’s Landing [1] was among the oldest wharves along the Mullica or Little Egg Harbor River, dating back to the early 1700s. Located on a bend in the river where the dark water flows deep, the landing saw ships dock and depart and wagons come and go throughout much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. This once bustling port recalls the name of Mordecai Andrews, a pioneer of the river, ...
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    The Augustus Richards Canal 

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    TeeGate
    Published on 09-04-09 11:15 PM
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    In a remote section of woods in Hammonton one can find a mile and a half long canal dug by Augustus Richards in 1877 used to divert water from the Nescochague for use in his cranberry bogs. Building canals for a cranberry bog was nothing new; however, Richards was soon to see himself in court over his actions for this particular endeavor.

    In 1858 Augustus Richards began inheriting property in ...
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    The Forge at Metedeconk 

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    Ben Ruset
    Published on 01-10-09 10:51 PM

    By Gene Donatiello In March of 1808, Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, signed the third Embargo Act... ...
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    A Listing of the Forges and Furnaces of South Jersey 

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    Ben Ruset
    Published on 11-24-07 10:53 PM

    The following is a list of iron forges and furnaces located in Southern New Jersey prior to the 20th Century. Most of this list came from the excellent book “Early Forges and Furnaces of New Jersey” by Charles Boyer, and was checked against “Place Names of Ocean County” by Vivian Zinkin. I make no claim that this is an exhaustive list of every iron operation in Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Atlanti ...
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    Towers of Fire: Iron Production in the Pines 

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    Ben Ruset
    Published on 11-21-07 11:10 PM

    The production of iron is perhaps the most famous of the Pine Barrens industries. Fortunes were made and lost nearly overnight, and entire towns and communities would grow, thrive, and ultimately die based on the success of the enterprise. From the late 1700’s to the mid 1850’s, the furnaces and forges of the Pine Barrens produced a significant amount of goods, most destined for markets in Philade ...
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