In the late 1880s, Lt. Edward S. Farrow, a well-known Indian fighter and author, had envisioned Barnegat Park as a self-contained resort and retirement community of 4,000 acres nestled in the Jersey Pinelands south of Toms River for military officers, but the road and the reality proved to be rough. Almost immediately there were charges of fraud and corruption. In January 1891, unpaid Italian workmen rioted and threatened to burn the new 200-guest Pines Hotel.
As charges of who was at fault were being exchanged, the New Jersey Courier of Feb.
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