Explore Heritage

and Hauntings of Downtown Toms River

Toms River, a town technically older than America itself (founded on 1767), is a hotbed of historic and cultural significance. There is a great deal known about the town’s role throughout history and even more not known or unconfirmed about is rich and sometime controversial past. From alleged old Indian burial grounds to Revolutionary War battle sites, from locations where scenes of the original horror film Amityville Horror were filmed to the underground tunnels, from Captain’s Row to the 200 year of cemetery…there is a wide array of notable occurrences, landmarks, rumors, and hauntings to be explored.

The Hidden History Trail provides an interactive platform for researching, exploring, and possibility expanding our local knowledge of Downtown TR Heritage and Hauntings…

The trail will launch on October 19th and will be formally announce during the Harvest Arts Festival. More information will be provided at the information booth for downtown.

At some of the locations there is a brief description of the history of that site printed on a sign at the location. To learn more, open your phones camera, scan the QR code, click on the pop-up website, and read/listen/watch even more about the location’s history. Take the trail at your open pace- walk, bike, or drive to the locations to complete the trail. More locations and content to be added in the future.