Random National Natural Landmarks In New Jersey (11 items)report

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  [Name]: Sunfish Pond
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  [Date]: January 1970
  [Location]: Columbia 41°00′11″N 75°04′23″W / 41.003043°N 75.073099°W / 41.003043; -75.073099 (Sunfish Pond)
  [County]: Warren
  [Ownership]: state
  [Description]: This glacial pond is a favorite hiking destination in Worthington State Forest, adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas mentioned the pond in his dissenting opinion in the Sierra Club v. Morton case.
  

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  [Name]: Troy Meadows
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  [Date]: 1967
  [Location]: Parsippany-Troy Hills 40°50′46″N 74°22′45″W / 40.846026°N 74.37928°W / 40.846026; -74.37928 (Troy Meadows)
  [County]: Morris
  [Ownership]: mixed- state, private
  [Description]: The last unpolluted freshwater marsh of large size in the region.
  

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  [Name]: Great Swamp
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  [Date]: May 1966
  [Location]: Green Village 40°42′30″N 74°28′00″W / 40.708333°N 74.466667°W / 40.708333; -74.466667 (Great Swamp)
  [County]: Morris and Somerset
  [Ownership]: federal
  [Description]: The remnant of the bottom of Glacial Lake Passaic which was formed by the melting waters of the retreating Wisconsin Glacier at the end of the last Ice Age. Established in 1960 as a National Wildlife Refuge now covering 7,600 acres (31 km²), it gained landmark status in 1966, and in 1968 became the first formally designated wilderness refuge in the United States.
  

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  [Name]: Pigeon Swamp
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  [Date]: December 1976
  [Location]: South Brunswick 40°23′13″N 74°28′26″W / 40.386893°N 74.473829°W / 40.386893; -74.473829 (Pigeon Swamp State Park)
  [County]: Middlesex
  [Ownership]: mixed- state, private
  [Description]: An undeveloped state park, it holds a mix of upland and lowland hardwood forests. It was a major nesting site for passenger pigeons before they became extinct.
  

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  [Name]: Moggy Hollow Natural Area
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  [Date]: January 1970
  [Location]: Far Hills 40°40′25″N 74°36′51″W / 40.67351°N 74.614055°W / 40.67351; -74.614055 (Moggy Hollow Natural Area)
  [County]: Somerset
  [Ownership]: private
  [Description]: This narrow ravine is where Glacial Lake Passaic, pushed by the Wisconsin Glacier found an outlet, draining to the Raritan river. It remains today a nature preserve and an example of glacial geography.
  

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  [Name]: Manahawkin Bottomland Hardwood Forest
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  [Date]: January 1976
  [Location]: Manahawkin 39°41′08″N 74°13′18″W / 39.685591°N 74.221745°W / 39.685591; -74.221745 (Manahawkin Bottomland Hardwood Forest)
  [County]: Ocean
  [Ownership]: state
  [Description]: A 965 acres (391 ha)[1] wildlife management area known for its mature bottomland hardwood forest which contains examples of American sweetgum, red maple and black gum trees.
  

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