Pine Barrens

American  

noun

1. the, an extensive coastal region in S and SE New Jersey, composed chiefly of pine stands, sandy soils, and swampy streams. About 2,000 sq. mi. (5,180 sq. km).

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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

His face glows for much of the episode "The Pine Barrens," cast down into a screen.

From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2022

He hated being stuck with an almost $900 restaurant check but could appreciate a tasty ketchup packet on a cold night in the Pine Barrens when there was nothing else to eat.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

The old name, Pine Barrens, is hardly correct because it implies something like a desert, when as a matter of fact the region produced magnificent forest trees.

From The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware by Sydney George Fisher

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