Two Old Landmarks in North Camden Being Torn Down

Two old landmarks in North Camden are being torn down. They rank among the oldest buildings in the city. One is known as the "Old Stone Jug" and the other is the Cooper's Point Hotel. The former structure was the second homestead built by the Coopers, who settled at Cooper's Point in the latter part of the seventeenth century. In 1770 the Cooper family built the third homestead, which was afterwards known as the Cooper's Point Hotel. Then the "Stone Jug" was leased and turned into a tavern. While Lord Howe occupied Philadelphia and there was constant skirmishing on Jersey soil, a cannon ball from an English frigate struck the old "Jug" and is still embedded in the roof. The Coopers occupied the third homestead for a number of years and until the present Cooper mansion was built. Then it was used as a hotel. The Camden and Atlantic Railroad Company purchased the building and used a portion of it for offices prior to the railroad being leased by the Pennsylvania Company. The buildings having outlived their usefulness, are being torn down.