Muckshaw Ponds
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| name = Muckshaw Ponds
| image = View of Muckshaw Ponds 05.jpg
| caption = Muckshaw Ponds in 2025
| location = Fredon Township, New Jersey
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| type = Cenotes
| part_of = Muckshaw Ponds Preserve
| outflow = Pequest River
| basin_countries = United States
| agency = Ridge and Valley Conservancy
| designation = Nature Preserve
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Muckshaw Ponds is one of three limestone sinkhole ponds located in Fredon Township, New Jersey. During the Revolutionary War, the area was said to be the hideout of Lieutenant James Moody, a British Loyalist.{{cite news |title=The Loyalist |url=https://www.townshipjournal.com/news/local-news/the-loyalist-ASTJ20170921170929987 |access-date=13 March 2025 |work=The Township Journal |date=21 September 2017}}{{cite web |title=Fredon, New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites {{!}} Fredon New Jersey Historic Sites |url=https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/fredon_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm |website=www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com |access-date=13 March 2025}} Legend says that Moody and his gang hid precious gems and jewels in nearby caves, but were captured before they could retrieve them.
A historical placard that tells his tale is located at the Dennis Library in nearby Newton.
Muckshaw Pond Preserve
Muckshaw Pond Preserve is {{convert|534|acre|sqmi|0}} nature reserve owned and managed by the Ridge and Valley Conservancy in Fredon Township that includes the ponds.{{cite web |title=Muckshaw Ponds Preserve |url=https://www.ridgeandvalleyconservancy.org/muckshawpondspreserve |website=Ridge and Valley Conservancy |access-date=13 March 2025}} The preserve features a series of trails that display the diverse ecological area around the three interconnected ponds. Trails are open from dawn to dusk.{{cite web |title=Muckshaw Ponds Preserve |url=http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newjersey/placesweprotect/muckshaw-ponds-preserve.xml |website=The Nature Conservancy |access-date=13 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905195435/http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/newjersey/placesweprotect/muckshaw-ponds-preserve.xml |archive-date=5 September 2013 |url-status=dead}}