Camden county historical society1900 park boulevardcamden, nj. Johnson park parks 303 cooper st, camden, nj phone. Superfund sites, and industrial cleanup is an important issue in its cities. The 12 most outrageous stories about action park, n. Library of congress this early map of camden, new jersey, possibly from 1778, was drawn in pen and ink, pencil, and watercolor, with the direction north to the left. South camden historic district, camden city, camden county. The library collection consists of books and archival materials that aid.
Joseph cooper house, pyne point park, camden, camden county, nj. Camden county historical society camden county library. A history of fire fighting in camden 1810 to 1936 by frank sheridan for the camden courierpost. North camden, the first neighborhood in the city of camden, has a rich and varied history, traces of which are still visible today. History of bergen and passaic counties, new jersey, with. The latter half of the nineteenth century was the most significant period in the developmental history of the city of camden. The library holdings exceed 19,000 volumes, dedicated to the history and genealogy of camden city, camden county and the delaware valley. Collingswood chronicles the early development and remarkable growth up to the mid1900s of this southern new jersey town through treasured images of the downtown district, church life, community affairs, government, streetscapes, knight park, and more. Whitman park camden, nj 08103, neighborhood profile. Great place to take your kids they have a nice playground and in the summer it also has sprinklers and tables.
Our premises include two historic homes, a barn, a log cabin, and a law office, and a bath house. The mission of cchs is to collect, preserve and disseminate the history of camden county in order to serve educational and civic. Camden county historical society camden county library system. Early history of the city of camden camden county, nj. Industrial expansion, urban growth, and new immigration radically transformed the city. The historic city of camden, just across the delaware river from philadelphia, continues to offer numerous exciting housing opportunities. Appears in 1111 books from 17482008 page 406 massachusetts, is to be expended for books for the college library. The long history of heavy industry in new jersey has left the state with the largest inventory of u. Famous people from new jersey william bud abbott 1895 1974 comedian made famous in the popular team abbott and costello with routines such as whos on first. Enjoy the charm of the ballpark from club level suites, the press level, and even the orioles dugout. After 2012 donations were no longer tax deductible. Our 107 acres sit atop the original 18thcentury property of the citys founder joseph kershaw and the fortified revolutionary warera town occupied by british general cornwallis and lord rawdons men.
This park, originally known as stockton park, had a long and varied history, and over the years has served as a rifle range, a park, the site of a private zoo, depressionera family vegetable gardens, and, since 1954, the site of the mcguire gardens public housing project. Federal censuses, the full text of more than 20,000 family and local histories, a subject index of 6,300 local history and genealogy. The historic new jersey, a trip to discover the hidden treasures of its cities, meet its people, and relive the past events that made history. Aug 10, 2014 i have depressingly few books on the history of new jersey, but the ones i do have are pretty good. First presbyterian church memory garden grenloch find a grave. The library contains invaluable information on salem countys history.
Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. What are the best books on the history of new jersey. History of camden county in the great war, 19171918 ancestry. Public service trolley lines in new jersey, the book. It references many of new jerseys earliest extant deeds and surveys found in over 120 record books. In 1812, the first state bank south of trenton was approved by the new jersey state legislature and by 1821 the town could boast a weekly newspaper, the american star. The making of a metropolitan community, 16262000 hardcover. It is designed to help amateur and professional genealogists, local historians, and public library patrons to search and use data from the 17901930 u. This is a list of all the new jersey telephone books in my collection at its peak. Asbury park postcard history series by shirley ayres. History of collingswood a rich pastthe history and. Early land records, 16501900s new jersey land records.
The historic camden foundation is a private 501c3 nonprofit museum whose mission is to protect, preserve, and celebrate camden s extraordinary colonial and revolutionary war history. As the time and money involved in administrating the corporation became problematic, it was decided to dissolve dvrbs, inc. Internet archive south jersey a history, 16641924 source. The camden county historical society camden, new jersey. The cooper street historic district, covering approximately six blocks along cooper street, contains dwellings, offices, and commercial buildings that represent the development of camden, new jersey, between 1810 and 1937, the years when industry, commerce and agriculture combined to make this city the economic and urban center of southern new. This book was donated to the website by bob stanton, a parkside native, world war ii vet, author, and all around good guy. Sep 15, 2015 856 2256026 303 cooper st camden, nj 08102. Highlights of the camden county park system include the new.
Portions of the content on this web page were adapted from a copy of the original nomination document. In terms of history, the first third of professor gillettes book is the most interesting. Oct 02, 2019 these resources may be helpful to students, and teachers guiding them, in preparing materials and presentations for national history day. This includes newly indexed east jersey survey books l 16751688 and o 16701716, and liber ii 16701727.
A former south jersey newspaper reporter and editor, her first job was as publisher of the camden news, a weekly newspaper dedicated to the city. List of books and articles about new jersey history online. This week, we raise a glass to the bars, taverns, saloons, pubs, bistros and watering holes of new jersey. In case of inclement weather, please call in advance or. Now, heres your chance to go behind the scenes of this. This database currently indexes over 64,436 land records held by the new jersey state archives, containing over 284,450 name entries. Encyclopedia of greater philadelphia camden, new jersey.
In and about haddonfield west jersey history project. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. The following passage is an excerpt from collingswood centennial 1888 1988 written by peter childs there are certain years which seem to be identified with a specific event. Click on the image or title for additional information and availability purchases are provided by.
History of camden county in the great war, 19171918. It has remained a part of the county park system ever since. A list of camden county, new jersey revolutionary war sites. Come see oriole park at camden yards from a whole new perspective.
The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. National register of historical places camden county new jersey, historical properties, historic districts, lodging, shopping, restaurants, renovation opportunities, nj0007. In 2014, connect the lots created a pop up skate park for camden youth with assistance. History department rutgers universitycamden 429 cooper st. From george reeser prowells history of camden county, new jersey, 1886. Curry reserve wet wheelchairs and adult change facilities. Cooper street historic district, camden city, camden county.
National register of historical places new jersey nj. Academy of the holy angels demarest academy of the holy angels fort lee academy of the sacred heart. Special collections, including new york ship, victorrca, other. Nj history books do you know the history of your town. It probably represents all of the telephone books issued for new jersey in the 1960s, except a few yellow pagesonly books.
Our lady of lourdes medical center and harleigh cemetery are located in the neighborhood. The post office, established at coopers ferry in 1803, changed the official name of the town to camden in 1829, following the citys incorporation the year prior. Camden history culture, religion and lifestyle in camden. The london borough of camden was formed in 1965 from the remaining parts of the metropolitan boroughs of hampstead, holborn, and st pancras which then were the main boroughs in the county of london. In south camden, capewell glass works founded in 1841 produced quality flint glass. Because the nearest station and this geographic feature may have.
Forest hill parkcamden new jerseycamden countyphiladelphia. The organizations mission is to support a better public understanding of the history and heritage of the midatlantic region. Rutgers camden is a site for the new jersey nhd events and the items listed here will focus on resources relevant to, and easily located in, new jersey. Our buddy walt died in 1892, growing up in new york but living the last 17 years of his life in camden. As steamboat traffic gave way to intercity trolleys, the park was located near the mouth of twelvepole creek, where riders traveling between huntington, ceredo, kenova, ashland, and coal grove would stop to change lines. Where can find camden county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. From the shocking lindbergh baby kidnapping, to the infamous murder of maria marshall, new jersey. Breweries in camden county atco brewing company 302 white horse pike b1,2,3, atco, nj 08004 berlin brewing company 220 s white horse pike, berlin, nj 08009 devils creek brewery 1 powell ln. His camden house is on mlk drive, and read article camden history of the week. Oriole park at camden yards tours baltimore orioles. Reminiscences of old gloucester or, incidents in the history of the counties of gloucester, atlantic and camden, new jersey 1845 source. Baisden is the greatgranddaughter of italian immigrants who, along with their children and grandchildren, lived and labored in the great city of camden.
Historical society salem county historical society. We share one clients journey from skepticism to success story, and the reunion. Camden is a city and the county seat of camden county, new jersey, united states. Such unfortunates by andrew mann, one for the money by janet evanovich, in the unlikely event by judy blume, gone for good b.
Camden is a city in and the county seat of camden county, new jersey, in the united states. First settled in the 1760s by european fur traders, north camden is home to the city of camdens oldest standing structure, the joseph cooper house, constructed circa 1709 and situated in presentday pyne poynt park. If you have enjoyed using it, please support us to help in maintaining it and to keep it free. Camden county department of history rutgerscamden history. First settled in the 1760s by european fur traders, north camden is home to the city of camden s oldest standing structure, the joseph cooper house, constructed circa 1709 and situated in presentday pyne poynt park. Home national history day new jersey resources 2019 2020. There is an index available to prowells history of camden county. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. The borough got its name after camden town which itself had got its named from charles pratt, 1st earl camden in 1795. She is a member of both the camden county and gloucester county historical societies and an avid genealogist who has spent years researching her camden roots. History of collingswood a rich pastthe history and contributions of collingswood weave a story that captures the true picture of life as it evolved east of the delaware river. Henry genet taylor house, 305 cooper street, cooper street historic district, camden, nj the historic district was listed on the national register of historic places in 1989. Located near the cooper river, the neighborhood has a population of 4,494. Posted may 27, 2018 by joe atmonavage nj advance media for nj.
Camden is a thriving urban center with stateoftheart educational and medical facilities and diverse, vibrant neighborhoods. Visit website call learn more camden county historical society. Mayors office and historical society act to preserve historic portrait one of the american revolutions most curious heros has come to live at the camden county historical society forever. Camden county vital records can be found at the new jersey department of health has copies of birth, marriage and death records from 1878 to the present. History and legends by william mcmahon, envisioning new jersey. The other half of the income is devoted to scholarships in harvard university for the benefit of descendants of henry bright, jr. This effort is to limit the spread of the covid19 virus. Located in the heart of the bustling atlantic corridor and. Many of the books are gone now, so i cant verify the information. I highly recommend the encyclopedia of new jersey, which was published by rutgers university.
Department of planning and development bureau of parks and open spaces 1056 wright avenue, 3rd floor camden, nj 08103 phone. The project, which is the biggest private investment in the citys history, aims to redevelop 26. The history of the early settlement of camden is so interwoven with the acquisition and transfer of land within its limits, largely made by william cooper and his descendants, that a skeleton genealogical chart of the first four generations is given on page 406 to elucidate the descriptions in this article. Aftermath after the disastrous loss at camden, gates was removed from command and replaced by nathanael greene 174286. The alpine slide, which was the park s first ride two years before action park opened on july 4, 1978, was bought from a manufacturer in europe by park owner eugene mulvihill. The south camden historic district was listed on the national register of historic places in 1990. People rushing to book avengers endgame funny clips, nepal, funny animals, my house. Park boulevard and euclid avenue, camden, nj 08103 856 964. Transcriptions of the freeholders first record book of gloucester county, nj. Camden is located directly across the delaware river from philadelphia, pennsylvania.
It was a tough, tough year, said camden police chief. In describing his reason for titling his new book camden after the fall, howard gillette likened this city of decay and political controversy to a prize fighter who has been on the ropes a lot, with one knee down. Not to be confused with parkside, trenton, new jersey parkside is a neighborhood in camden, new jersey. Camden park was established as a picnic spot by the camden interstate railway company in 1903, and named after former west virginia senator johnson n. The camden county historical society 1900 park blvd, camden, new jersey 08103 rated 4. Camden county, new jersey, street map book by adc the map people camden county, new jersey.
The history of camden county, new jersey by prowell, george reeser, 18491928. Camden is the 12th most populous municipality in new jersey. Farnham park camden, new jersey playground facebook. The nearest weather station for both precipitation and temperature measurements is audu which is approximately 4 miles away and has an elevation of 39 feet 36 feet higher than farnham park.
The locations of national register properties and districts at least for all showing latitude and longitude coordinates below may be seen in an online map by clicking on map of all coordinates. The camden county park systems 21 parks and conservation areas offer over 2,000 acres of natural settings for picnics, family gatherings, sporting events, beautiful waterways for fishing and boating, a wealth of playgrounds and a variety of ball fields that are close to home. Cooper street historic district, camden city, camden. Arrows indicated the direction of the waters flow in the delaware river, and a pale notation says that camden is located opposite to. Oriole park revolutionized baseball when it debuted on opening day 1992. Vertical files covering a wide range of subjects compliment the books and manuscript items available for. Historic sites in camden county, nj involved in the revolutionary war, or dating to the revolutionary war era. This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the national register of historic places in camden county, new jersey. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. Vertical files covering a wide range of subjects compliment the books and.
Below are weather averages from 1971 to 2000 according to data gathered from the nearest official weather station. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. National register of historic places listings in camden. This list includes new jersey historical figures, celebrities and those individuals of new jersey who have influenced the lives of others. In line with the camden county library system, the camden county historical society will be closed to the public until further notice. Great place to take your kids they have a nice playground and in the summer it also has sprinklers and tables and benches so your not sitting directly in the sun. The history of camden county, new jersey internet archive. Its camden related activities have been supported by the ford foundation since 2003. New jersey has been a leader in industrial research and development since the establishment in 1876 of thomas edisons research facility in menlo park.
One of the original colonies, new jersey was an important battleground during the american revolution. Camden county historical society park boulevard and euclid avenue, camden, nj 08103 856 9643333. Heritage quest online is a valuable online tool for genealogists and historians. Historic camden a revolutionary war site and battlefield. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author.