| 词条 | Dismal Swamp (New Jersey) |
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| name = Dismal Swamp | iucn_category = | map = | map_caption = | location = Middlesex County, New Jersey | area = {{convert|650|acres|km2|0}} | established = | visitation_num = | visitation_year = | visitation_ref = | governing_body = }} The Dismal Swamp is a marshy area in Middlesex County in central New Jersey. The marshes border the towns of Edison, South Plainfield, and Metuchen.[1]The Dismal Swamp is a wetland ecosystem located in an urban environment. The swamp covers nearly {{convert|650|acres|km2|0}} with {{convert|12|acres|km2|0}} located in Metuchen with the remaining portion in Edison and South Plainfield. The swamp contains a number of wildlife species, including the endangered loggerhead shrike. There are an estimated 165 different species of birds in the swamp.[2] HistoryThe swamp's geology is part of the Passaic Formation and consists of sedimentary rock composed of red-brown shale.[3] Relics found in the swamp, believed to be from prehistoric times, include stone axes, spear heads, and arrow points indicating that the swamp was inhabited by early man.[3] A vineyard was planted in the southern section of the swamp during the 1700s with subsequent agriculture development during the 1800s.[3] In the early 1900s a Russian exile settlement was established in the swamp near the Metuchen border.[3] It is believed that the name of the swamp comes from Dismal Brook, a stream that once flowed through the area.[3] The Triple C Ranch, located within Dismal Swamp, is headquarters to the Edison Wetlands Association. Located in the middle of the Swamp, and adjacent to {{convert|275|acres|km2|0}} of land owned by Edison Township, the {{convert|5.27|acres|km2|0}} ranch is one of the few remaining working farms in northern Middlesex Country.[4] The Middlesex Greenway a rail-trail provides public access to some sections of the swamp.[5] References1. ^{{cite web |title = A year in New Jersey’s Dismal Swamp |url = http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/a-year-in-new-jerseys-dismal-swamp |publisher = NewJerseyNewsroom.com |author = David Wheeler |date = Dec 31, 2010 |accessdate = Nov 15, 2011 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110103001151/http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/science-updates/a-year-in-new-jerseys-dismal-swamp |archivedate = 2011-01-03 |df = }} {{coord|40.54743|-74.374492|type:landmark_globe:earth_region:US-NJ|display=title}}{{Edison, New Jersey}}{{NewJersey-protected-area-stub}}{{MiddlesexCountyNJ-geo-stub}}2. ^{{cite web|title =Dismal Swamp|url =http://www.metuchennj.org/dismal_swamp.html|publisher =Metuchen|author =|date =|accessdate =Nov 15, 2011|deadurl =yes|archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20110808001246/http://www.metuchennj.org/dismal_swamp.html|archivedate =2011-08-08|df =}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{Cite book| title = Metuchen's Dismal Swamp Brochure| publisher = Metuchen| author = Arline Zatz}} 4. ^{{cite web|title= Dismal Swamp Redux: How to Get There, What to Do There|url=http://www.metuchenmatters.com/2008/11/dismal-swamp-redux-how-to-get-there-what-to-do-there-how-to-help.html|publisher = Metuchen|author = Jana Siciliano|date = November 24, 2008|accessdate = Nov 15, 2011}} 5. ^{{cite web |title = Plans for Greenway extension in the works |url = http://em.gmnews.com/news/2009-08-19/front_page/003.html |publisher = Middlesex Sentinel |author = ENID WEISS |date = August 2009 |accessdate = Nov 15, 2011 |deadurl = yes |archiveurl = https://archive.is/20130124132557/http://em.gmnews.com/news/2009-08-19/front_page/003.html |archivedate = 2013-01-24 |df = }} 4 : Swamps of New Jersey|Protected areas of Middlesex County, New Jersey|Landforms of Middlesex County, New Jersey|Edison, New Jersey |
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