The The Pine Barrens of New Jersey (Images of America

New Jersey)

Once called the home of the Jersey Devil, the Pine Barrens of New Jersey are more than meets the eye.


The Pine Barrens of New Jersey cover 22 percent of the most densely populated state in the country. It is the largest stretch of open space between Boston, Massachusetts, and Richmond, Virginia. It reaches across 56 municipalities and 7 counties. The name came from early settlers who thought the area was a vast wasteland, but it is anything but barren. Underneath this incredible natural resource lies almost 17 trillion gallons of some of the purest water on earth....
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