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Camden County Courthouse
The selection of a site in Camden opened up another controversy: It was believed that the location of the Court House would have a large influence in ferry usage.
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Hotel Ridgway
The West Jersey Hotel at Delaware Avenue and Market Street was built by the West Jersey Ferry Company in 1849. It was run by different parties through the ensuing years. Stephen Parsons operated the business from 1884 until his passing in 1890.
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William Van Pfefferle
William Van Pfefferle, rose through the ranks of the Camden Fire Department and served as Chief of Department from 1950 to 1958.
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West Jersey Ferry (aka Market Street Ferry)
Photos and excerpts about the West Jersey Ferry (aka Market Street Ferry) Depot
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The West Jersey Ferry (Excerpted)
This ferry was established about 1800 by Abraham Browning, Sr., an intelligent and enterprising farmer of the territory now braced in Stockton Township.
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John G. Hutchison
John G. Hutchison was the superintendent of the West Jersey Ferry for more than 30 years and was a Camden “lifer.”
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