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The Toms River is a 41.7-mile-long (67.1 km) [1] freshwater river and estuary in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The river rises in the Pine Barrens of northern Ocean County, then flows southeast and east, where it is fed by several tributaries, and flows in a meandering course through wetlands.
Feb 18, 2016 · Here's the answer: According to Wikipedia, there were originally a couple theories about who the "Tom" in question was exactly. The first theory was an explorer by the name of Captain William Tom. Next, we have a Native American called "Old Indian Tom".
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- The Lenni Lenape (or Original People) were the first residents of the area that became Toms River, occupying the land for thousands of years before Europeans arrived.
- Sometime between 1614 and 1685, Europeans settled in the area near the Toms River. By about 1685, Thomas Luker, an Englishman, lived along a tributary of the Toms River, behind what is now the post office, on Water Street.
- On June 24, 1767, Dover Township was born when New Jersey's Royal Governor, William Franklin, signed the charter creating the township that had been approved by the Colonial Legislature.
- Toms River was the scene of a battle that happened after a truce had been declared in the Revolutionary War.
Jun 22, 2017 · Luker began operating a small ferry service across the waterway, which eventually became known as Toms River. The first reference to the name can be found on a 1712 map of the...
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Nov 18, 2011 · The common belief is that Thomas Luker, who ran a ferry across Goose Creek (now the Toms River), is who the town is named after. In the nineteenth century, Toms River became a center for shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, and iron and lumber production.
Jun 12, 2017 · TOMS RIVER – As we count down the days to our town’s 250th anniversary on June 24th, here is a timeline of our state and local history: The 1600s 1664 – The English lay claim to New Jersey after the Dutch were ousted from control.
Toms River is a township and coastal town located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County.
