Pine Barrens
Americannoun
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This instability created lawless zones such as the “neutral ground” of Bergen County in northeast New Jersey and the Pine Barrens in the south, where hardened “banditti” flourished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Swain says another “lesser-known candidate” for a Maui-type disaster is the New Jersey Pine Barrens.
From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2023
From 2002 to 2005 he served as chairman of the New Jersey Pinelands Commission, which works to preserve the state’s Pine Barrens, the 1.1 million acres of semi-wilderness spanning parts of seven counties.
From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2022
His face glows for much of the episode "The Pine Barrens," cast down into a screen.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
The Pine Barrens mail wagon that connected with it was long overdue, with its transfer passengers, and the station had relapsed into listless expectation.
From Trent's Trust, and Other Stories by Harte, Bret
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