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title = {TOMS RIVER, NJ 1 Community Profile 2 PEOPLE AND PLACES Regional orientation},
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Abstract
town’s area, 40 square miles, takes up the majority of the Dover Township (Toms River nd). While most of Toms River is on the mainland, Dover Beaches North and South are situated on the Barnegat Peninsula which separates Barnegat Bay from the Atlantic Ocean (USGS 2008). Map 1. Location of Toms River, NJ (US Census Bureau 2000a) Historical/Background The history of Toms River dates back to the mid-18 th century. In 1767, the Township of Dover was officially chartered. According to the Township of Dover’s history webpage, when the British attacked Toms River village in 1782, it temporarily stalled the peace discussions for the Revolutionary War (Mutter nd). In the nineteenth century, Toms River became a center for shipbuilding, whaling, fishing, and iron and lumber production. Access to the Atlantic Ocean was important in the Dover Township, as during this time Cranberry Inlet (now the Chadwick Beach area) was open. Toms River was ranked as a leading port until a major storm in the early 1800s closed the inlet (Ocean County Library nd). The opening of the Garden State Parkway in 1954 dramatically increased 1 These community profiles have been created to serve as port descriptions in Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) for fisheries management actions. They also provide baseline information from which to begin research for Social Impact Assessments (SIAs). Further, they provide information relevant to general community impacts for
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tom river community profile people place regional orientation dover township atlantic ocean nineteenth century dover beach north port description barnegat bay garden state parkway time cranberry inlet square mile information relevant u census bureau tom river nd town area fishery management action ocean county library nd peace discussion barnegat peninsula baseline information history webpage major storm revolutionary war general community impact social impact assessment environmental impact statement chadwick beach area tom river village lumber production mid-18 th century
