Dating back to 1878, and originally named Border Street until the 2000’s, Mt. Ephraim Avenue has a history rooted in the past when it operated as the Mount Ephraim Turnpike, functioning as a toll road. Its origins trace back to the junction of Line Street and Haddon Avenue. In a subsequent period, roughly between 1929 and 1946, Starr Avenue underwent a name change, giving rise to a secondary segment of Mt. Ephraim Avenue. This new section, aligned parallel to Newton Avenue, extended towards Admiral Wilson Boulevard, running along the western perimeter of the former Sears-Roebuck building.
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Starr Avenue
Starr Avenue, later renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue between 1914 and 1946, ran northeast from Border Street to Federal Street near the Cooper River and was named after Jesse W. and John F. Starr, founders of Camden Iron Works. The foundry’s former site has housed Campbell Soup’s corporate headquarters since the 1960s. Starr Avenue and Border…
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George D. Haley
George Denniston Haley was born on June 14, 1848, in New York City, NY. Orphaned at birth, he never knew his parents’ names — a fact confirmed in his Civil War pension records and on his death certificate, where his eldest son, George Jr., left the parental information blank. At just 14 years old, George…
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Browning Street
Browning Street, originally named Evergreen Avenue, stretches east from Mount Ephraim Avenue, opposite Evergreen Cemetery. It was likely laid out as early as the 1890s, appearing in the 1906 Camden City Directory and depicted on a map published in 1914. On March 4, 1920, Congressman William J. Browning passed away while fulfilling his duties at…
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Border Street
Border Street, renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue in the 2000s, originally ran from Line Street and Haddon Avenue north along the railroad tracks, intersecting with Starr Avenue (also later renamed Mt. Ephraim Avenue). In later years, it ended at Starr Avenue, which continued northeast to 10th Street behind the Transport of New Jersey bus maintenance complex.…
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Mount Ephraim Avenue
Dating back to 1878, and originally named Border Street until the 2000’s, Mt. Ephraim Avenue has a history rooted in the past when it operated as the Mount Ephraim Turnpike, functioning as a toll road. Its origins trace back to the junction of Line Street and Haddon Avenue. In a subsequent period, roughly between 1929…
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Saint Mihiel Street
St. Mihiel Street, named in honor of the heroic actions of American forces during the World War I Battle of St. Mihiel, originally extended northward from Line Street to Mt. Ephraim Avenue. The initial location of Camden Convention Hall was at the northeast corner of St. Mihiel Street and Line Street. In the late 1940s,…
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