Point Street

October 6, 2024 · Updated November 1, 2026 · 15 min read · Streets

Row of brick houses along a street with parked cars, utility poles and a bridge span in the distance. — 312 to 338 Point Street, Camden, NJ.

Point Street was originally laid out in 1804, running between William Cooper's house and ferry in what is now North Camden and Cooper Street. It was long known as Cooper's Point Road, with its current name derived from that designation. Following the riverbank, the road provided access to local sawmills, planing mills, and shipyards. However, it was frequently submerged during high tide and remained undeveloped until the riverbank was filled in or reinforced with bulkheads.

In 1855, Joseph W. Cooper built the Cooper mansion on land bordered by State Street, Point Street, York Street, and Front Street.

The Kensington & New Jersey Ferry Co., Inc. began operating its first boat, The Shackamaxon, on July 28, 1866, running from the head of Point Street in Camden to Shackamaxon Street in Philadelphia. In May 1880, the company was acquired by the Camden & Atlantic Railroad Company, which relocated ferry operations to new slips at the foot of Wood Street. The Shackamaxon was later sent to New York for service between the city and Ellis Island but was badly damaged in a storm on June 6, 1893.

During World War I, two young men from the 300 block of Point Street lost their lives in service: Private James Murtha was killed in action, while Private Philip C. Wendell died of pneumonia at Camp Meade, Maryland.

In modern times, Point Street runs from Cooper Street to Erie Street, west of Front Street. It passes beneath the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, eliminating the 400 and 500 blocks. The area that would have been the 700 block lies under former railroad tracks that once ran along Main Street.

For many years, the Mathis Shipyard and its successors were major employers in the neighborhood, producing yachts favored by presidents and millionaires. Johnny Moore's Tavern remained a local fixture into the 1970s, while the restaurant at 901 Point Street was still serving food as late as 2004.

John F. Rittenhouse established a store at 941 Point Street in the 1920s. After his passing, his widow managed the business until her retirement, at which point her son from a previous marriage, William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, took over. The store remained open into the 1970s and was a favorite spot for neighborhood children, offering candy, ice cream, and other treats.

The 1940 City Directory shows only five businesses on Point Street:

324 Point Street: Alf Goldenburg Real Estate
600 Point Street: Johnny Moore's Tavern
901 Point Street: Armind Damiani's Restaurant
941 Point Street: Mrs. Magdaline Rittenhouse Candy Store
Northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets: John H. Mathis Shipyard

Francis H Rittenhouse on Point Street - 1950s — 312 to 338 Point Street, Camden, NJ.

200 Block of Point Street

City directory records, 1885–1924.

208 Point Street

208 Point Street — 200 Block of Point Street
year	name
1885–1887	William H. Hawkins & Family
1885–1887	William & Adelaide Hawkins
1885–1887	J. Miller Hawkins

214 Point Street

214 Point Street — 200 Block of Point Street
year	name
1910–1914	Howard L. Currie (Camden Fire Department)

226 Point Street

226 Point Street — 200 Block of Point Street
year	name
1887–1893	Charles Berry (Camden Fire Department)

233 Point Street

233 Point Street — 200 Block of Point Street
year	name
1897–1906	George Gladney & Family (George & Mary Gladney, David Gladney, Charles Gladney)
1906–	Charles Gladney & Anna Gladney
1924	George Smith & Family (Camden Fire Department)
1924	George & Ethel Smith

Hero Dies

Camden Courier-Post, May 22, 1943

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Found Wounded on Sidewalk at Kaighn Point

Camden Evening Courier, September 18, 1928

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Charles Berry's Funeral

Camden Daily Courier, March 24, 1893

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300 Block of Point Street

City directory records, 1893–1947.

314 Point Street

314 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
1915–1947	William Finley & Family
1915–1947	William & Pauline Finley
1915–1947	Robert Finley

318 Point Street

318 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
1936	Albert John Waite

320 Point Street

320 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
WWI	Private Philip C. Wendell
1928	Hentz Family

322 Point Street

322 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
WWI	Private James Murtha

331 Point Street

331 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
1896	Lewis Ferrell

337 Point Street

337 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
1924	Lester Anderson (Camden Fire Department)

339 Point Street

339 Point Street — 300 Block of Point Street
year	name
1893	Henry Mellon

300 Block of Point Street

Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 1922

Newspaper obituary of Robert Finley, superintendent of the Camden police building, of 314 Point Street — Philadelphia Inquirer, June 11, 1922

Camden Courier-Post, February 28, 1936

Newspaper clipping headlined "2 Held After Fight Near Tap Room Here" — Camden Courier-Post, February 28, 1936

Baby Scalds Hands By Spilling Coffee

Camden Courier-Post, February 11, 1928

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337 Point Street: Lester Anderson, Camden Fire Department, 1924

Portrait of Lester Anderson in Camden Fire Department uniform and cap, 1924 — 337 Point Street: Lester Anderson, Camden Fire Department, 1924

Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 1896

Newspaper item about Henry Mellon of 339 Point Street protesting his innocence in a holdup case — Philadelphia Inquirer, December 13, 1896

300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

Tree-lined 300 block of Point Street, Camden, with brick row houses and a bridge in the background, September 2004 — 300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

Elevated view of Point Street row houses and a large industrial building with the Philadelphia skyline behind, September 2004 — 300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

Brick row houses and street lamp on the 300 block of Point Street, Camden, September 2004 — 300 Block of Point Street, September 2004. Photo courtesy of Craig Campbell.

500 Block of Point Street

Obliterated when the Delaware River Bridge (Benjamin Franklin Bridge) was built in the 1920s.

516–520 Point Street

516–520 Point Street — 500 Block of Point Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Fay Manila Roofing Company

Envelope of The Fay Manilla Roofing Co.

Envelope of The Fay Manilla Roofing Co., 1895

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Fay's Manilla Roofing

Advertisement for Fay's Manilla Roofing, 1896

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Invoice of The Fay Manilla Roofing Company

Invoice of The Fay Manilla Roofing Company, December 17, 1901

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600 Block of Point Street

City directory records, 1896–2006.

600 Point Street

600 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1900	Robert McCarrell (saloon)
1904	Jacob Schweitzer (saloon)
1910	William Merkle (saloon)
1936–1943	Caesar's Grille / Caesar's Sandwich Shop (Caesar Campana Sr.)
1946–1970	Johnny Moore's (John J. Moore)

604 Point Street

604 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1896	George B. Anderson Jr.
Late 1930s–1980s	Louis Buffetta & Family
Late 1930s–1980s	Louis & Faustina Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Mary Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Theodore Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Enrico Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Leonard Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Gloria Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Colombo Buffetta
Late 1930s–1980s	Anna Buffetta

606 Point Street

606 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1897–1900s	Samuel Peoples (Camden Fire Department)

608 Point Street

608 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1906–1910	James McDade (Camden Fire Department)
2006–	Alida Camacho & Family

614 Point Street

614 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1940	Vito Zanonni

615 Point Street (601–633 Point Street, to the foot of Vine Street)

615 Point Street (601–633 Point Street, to the foot of Vine Street) — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1852–1859	Dock, Ott & DeHaven (saw mill, planing mill & lumber yard)
1859–1927	Charles Stockham Lumber Company (Stockham & Brother until April 1882; John & Charles Stockham)

618 Point Street

618 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1902	Michael J. Hallahan
1900s–1920s	Charles Gladney & Family
1900s–1920s	Charles & Anna Gladney
1900s–1920s	Fannie Gladney
1900s–1920s	David Gladney

626 Point Street

626 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1890s–1900s	Daniel Gravenstine & Family
1890s–1900s	Daniel & Clara Gravenstine

634 Point Street

634 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1909	William Pfrommer

636 Point Street

636 Point Street — 600 Block of Point Street
year	name
1900	John Henry

634 Point Street, William Pfrommer, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 1909

Portrait of William Pfrommer in a circular frame, from a 1909 Philadelphia Inquirer — 634 Point Street, William Pfrommer, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 1909

Charles Stockham Lumber Co.

Patriotic Sons of America Program, 1915

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Moore John J

New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, 1955

Printed advertisement for John J. Moore at 600 Point Street, Camden, from the 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory — New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, 1955

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Moore John J (1956)

New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, 1956

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Southwest corner of York and Point Streets, May 2004

Southwest corner of York and Point Streets, Camden, with the Ben Franklin Bridge and a Dead End sign, May 2004 — Southwest corner of York and Point Streets, May 2004

Looking north from Point and York Street, May 2004

Looking north on Point Street from York Street, Camden, past brick rowhouses, May 2004 — Looking north from Point and York Street, May 2004

Looking east from Point and York Street, May 2004

Looking east on York Street from Point Street, Camden, rowhouses and a vacant lot, May 2004 — Looking east from Point and York Street, May 2004

Camden Man Found Shot to Death in Bellmawr

Camden Courier-Post, August 25, 1951

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900 Block of Point Street

City directory records, 1870s–2006.

901 Point Street

901 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1887–1919	Tavern
1924–1927	Howard F. Harrington
–1987	Brownie's Luncheonette (Delbert Brown)

903 Point Street

903 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
WWI	Private First Class Albert Charles Thompson

910 Point Street

910 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1924–1929	Thomas J. Kelly & Family
1924–1929	Thomas J. & Emma Kelly
1928	Charles Williams

914 Point Street

914 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1916–1957	Stephan Pollack & Family
1916–1957	Stephan & Eva M. Pollack
1916–1957	Joseph Pollack
1916–1957	John Pollack
1916–1957	Henry Pollack
1916–1957	Sophia Pollack
1916–1957	Helen Pollack Loges
1916–1957	Anna Pollack Kostek

923–925 Point Street

923–925 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1870s–1880s	Preston Preble Sr. & Family (Preston & Hannah Gott Preble, Albion P. Preble, William Preble)

927 Point Street

927 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1870s–1880s	Preston Preble Jr. & Family (Preston & Ellen Preble Jr., Charles Preble, Earnest Preble, Frank Preble, Ella Preble, Harry Preble, Edwin Preble)

929 Point Street

929 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1883–1884	George B. Anderson

933 Point Street

933 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1910	Edward Kohlenberg

941 Point Street

941 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1910	Howard H. Pike & Family (Howard H. & Josephine Pike, Howard H. Pike Jr., Paul Pike, Harrison B. Pike, George D. Pike)
1917	Joseph Ford
1920s–late 1960s	John F. Rittenhouse & Family (John F. & Madeline 'Nell' Rittenhouse; William 'Woo-Woo' Rowan)
1960s	Magdalene Rittenhouse

943 Point Street

943 Point Street — 900 Block of Point Street
year	name
1870s–1880s	Albert Ebener (hotel and tavern)
WWI	Private First Class Albert Charles Thompson

901 Point Street, May 2004

Red corner building at 901 Point Street, Camden, with a Pepino's Pizza sign and a Dead End sign, May 2004 — 901 Point Street, May 2004

901 Point Street was used as a tavern as early as 1887 through 1919, when Prohibition was enacted.

“901 Point was Brownie's Luncheonette, he sold it about 1987. I helped him move to Bellmawr, where he passed away shortly after that. Delbert Brown was his name.” — Floyd Miller Jr.

901 to 907 Point Street, May 2004

901 to 919 Point Street, May 2004

901 to 941 Point Street, May 2004

914 Point Street, looking west on North Street, May 2004

Pale green two-story corner rowhouse beside a vacant lot and a chain-link fence, Point Street at North Street, Camden, May 2004 — 914 Point Street, looking west on North Street, May 2004

Camden Courier-Post, December 12, 1957

910 to 914 Point Street, May 2004

Blank brick end wall of a rowhouse beside a weedy vacant lot, 910 to 914 Point Street, Camden, May 2004 — 910 to 914 Point Street, May 2004

Outside 919 Point Street, 1977. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two young girls on the sidewalk in front of rowhouses, one carrying a toddler in a yellow dress, Point Street, 1977 — Outside 919 Point Street, 1977. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

917 to 919 Point Street, May 2004

Two-story brick rowhouse with a white demolition company sign on its side wall and an SUV parked in front, Point Street, May 2004 — 917 to 919 Point Street, May 2004

North and Point Streets intersection, May 2004

Blue street signs reading Point St and North St mounted on a pole at the corner, May 2004 — North and Point Streets intersection, May 2004

Looking west on North Street from Point Street, May 2004

Looking west on North Street from Point Street toward a vacant lot, a utility pole and a construction crane, May 2004 — Looking west on North Street from Point Street, May 2004

North Street starts at Delaware Avenue, crosses Point Street, and ends at Front Street.

Preston Preble Sr., 925 Point Street, 1870s

Black-and-white carte-de-visite portrait of Preston Preble Sr., a bearded man with curly hair, 1870s — Preston Preble Sr., 925 Point Street, 1870s

Hannah Gott Preble, 925 Point Street, 1870s-1880s

Black-and-white photograph of Hannah Gott Preble, an elderly woman in a dark cape and white apron, 1870s-1880s — Hannah Gott Preble, 925 Point Street, 1870s-1880s

In the 1870s and 1880s, 923 and 925 Point Street were home to Preston Preble, his wife Hannah (Gott) Preble, and a number of their children and grandchildren. Preston and Hannah came from old Maine seafaring families, and in Camden the men found work related to the Delaware River. One of Preston's sons, Albion, married a local girl, Sarah (Sally) Shinn.

Three misfortunes struck the Prebles while they lived in Camden: Preston went blind and then drowned, his son Preston Jr. died, and Sarah (Shinn) Preble left Albion. The family split up after that. Some returned to Maine, some went south and west, and some stayed in the area and went into the railroad industry.

John F. Rittenhouse in his store at 941 Point Street, Camden, late 1920s

Sepia interior photograph of John F. Rittenhouse behind the counter of his store at 941 Point Street, Camden — John F. Rittenhouse in his store at 941 Point Street, Camden, late 1920s

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan in front of 941 Point Street, 1930s

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan standing in front of the 941 Point Street store under its Rittenhouse awning, 1930s — William "Woo-Woo" Rowan in front of 941 Point Street, 1930s

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan and his wife Pauline, 941 Point Street, 1960

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan and his wife Pauline standing together on the steps of 941 Point Street, 1960 — William "Woo-Woo" Rowan and his wife Pauline, 941 Point Street, 1960

Carol Alberta Rowan, 941 Point Street

Color snapshot of Carol Alberta Rowan, a young woman in a plaid blouse, seated indoors — Carol Alberta Rowan, 941 Point Street

Carol Rowan met John Myers, from Cramer Hill, in 1959. They wed in 1971.

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, 941 Point Street, May 1961

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan seated inside his candy store at 941 Point Street, May 1961 — William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, 941 Point Street, May 1961

William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, 941 Point Street, May 1961

Close-up of William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, a man with glasses, reaching forward in his store, May 1961 — William "Woo-Woo" Rowan, 941 Point Street, May 1961

“Meet Woo-Woo. This is how most people saw him as they entered the store.” — John Myers

939 to 941 Point Street, Camden, 1978

Color snapshot of the houses at 939 to 941 Point Street with children and a woman out front, 1978 — 939 to 941 Point Street, Camden, 1978

“…before I lived in that house it was Woo-Woo's Candy Store. It was a front for the gambling room in the back room.” — Floyd Miller Jr.

933 to 941 Point Street, May 2004

Row of three-story Camden rowhouses ending in a red brick corner building at 941, with a person on a bicycle and another on the sidewalk, May 2004 — 933 to 941 Point Street, May 2004

941 Point Street, May 2004

Three-story red brick corner building at 941 Point Street with a decorative storefront cornice and a bricked-up window, May 2004 — 941 Point Street, May 2004

Albert Chas. Thompson: World War I Service Record Card

Albert Chas. Thompson: World War I Service Record Card, 1918

Typed World War I service record card for Albert Chas. Thompson of 943 Point Street, Camden, 1918 — Albert Chas. Thompson: World War I Service Record Card, 1918

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Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Young child with blond hair sitting barefoot in a white-draped armchair in front of floral curtains, inside 941 Point Street, 1978 — Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Donna and Julia Miller, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two girls in white dresses holding small items in a living room, one older and one younger, 1978 — Donna and Julia Miller, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Floyd and Fred Mullin in front of 939-941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two men in knit caps sitting on a stoop beside dark wooden doors at 939-941 Point Street, 1978 — Floyd and Fred Mullin in front of 939-941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two women seated on a red sofa in a living room, one reading a large book, in front of floral curtains, 941 Point Street, 1978 — 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two adults and two small children in a living room with a red sofa and tiled floor, inside 941 Point Street, 1978 — Inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Floyd and Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Man in a turtleneck holding a can beside a smiling toddler in front of floral curtains and a television, 941 Point Street, 1978 — Floyd and Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Blurry night photograph of a lit storefront with a striped awning, 941 Point Street, 1978 — 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Two small children standing in front of a decorated Christmas tree, inside 941 Point Street, 1978 — Julia Miller inside 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Julia Miller on Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Smiling young girl riding a tricycle on a sidewalk on Point Street, 1978 — Julia Miller on Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

The Millers in the backyard of 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Three people sitting and standing by a chain-link fence in a backyard, 941 Point Street, 1978 — The Millers in the backyard of 941 Point Street, 1978. Photograph courtesy of Floyd L. Miller Jr.

Frances Rittenhouse, Carol Rowan Myers, and Gertrude Rittenhouse, Point Street, October 2005

Three women in a living room, two seated and one standing, dated 2005.10.29 — Frances Rittenhouse, Carol Rowan Myers, and Gertrude Rittenhouse, Point Street, October 2005

Carol Rowan Myers and Gertrude Rittenhouse, Point Street, October 2005

Two women seated together holding hands in a living room, dated 2005.10.29 — Carol Rowan Myers and Gertrude Rittenhouse, Point Street, October 2005

Northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1872, John R. Haslett. 1872 Camden City Directory

Advertisement for J. R. Haslett, ship, house and sign painter, Point Street, Cooper's Point, Camden, 1872 — Northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1872, John R. Haslett. 1872 Camden City Directory

Benjamin Cooper House, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1936 photograph

Benjamin Cooper House, a three-story stone house with a gambrel roof, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1936 — Benjamin Cooper House, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1936 photograph

The Benjamin Cooper House at the northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets stood from 1734 to 2012. It was severely damaged by fire on November 22, 2012.

John H. Mathis & Company Ship Yard, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, circa 1906

John H. Mathis and Company Ship Yard, Camden, about 1906 — John H. Mathis & Company Ship Yard, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, circa 1906

The John H. Mathis Shipyard occupied the northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets from 1906 to the 1960s.

Camden Ship Repair fire, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1960s-1970s

Black smoke rising behind the Camden Ship Repair Co. sign — Camden Ship Repair fire, northeast corner of Point and Erie Streets, 1960s-1970s

Brass Stolen From Armour Boat

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 24, 1917

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Here and There in Camden

Philadelphia Inquirer, January 20, 1919

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Boy Sees Accident, Asks Traffic Light

Front and State Streets, North Camden, July 1950 (Camden Courier-Post, July 8, 1950)

Three children standing on a North Camden street corner, July 1950 — Front and State Streets, North Camden, July 1950 (Camden Courier-Post, July 8, 1950)

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Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision

Camden Courier-Post, December 30, 1957

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Supposed to be Logue's Assailant

Camden Daily Courier, May 8, 1888

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First Ward Republicans

Camden Post, December 28, 1894

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200 at Party Honor Air War Hero Kelly

Camden Courier-Post, March 2, 1944

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Camden Is Warned Against Fireworks

Camden Daily Courier, June 11, 1922

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Pre-1920 advertising for Warren Webster & Co.

Warren Webster & Co. advertising blotter for the Vacuum System of heating by exhaust steam — Pre-1920 advertising for Warren Webster & Co.

Pre-1920 advertising for Warren Webster & Co.

Warren Webster & Co. advertising blotter with red flower borders — Pre-1920 advertising for Warren Webster & Co.

Steamboat Slocum Was Again on Fire

Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, 1910

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News Articles

Supposed to be Logue's Assailant

Camden Daily Courier, May 8, 1888: Policemen Peters and Anderson arrest John Stratton and Henry Mellon on suspicion of assaulting Joseph Logue near the city hall.

May 8, 1888

Charles Berry's Funeral

Camden Daily Courier, March 24, 1893: the funeral of fireman Charles G. Berry from his residence at 226 Point Street, with the mourners, floral tributes and pall bearers.

March 24, 1893

First Ward Republicans

The First Ward Republican Club elected its officers, with Harry T. Walker as president, and announced its first annual masquerade ball and a silver pitcher to be presented on New Year's Day to the best dressed New Year's club passing its rooms at Keyser's Hall, Point and York streets.

December 28, 1894

Envelope of The Fay Manilla Roofing Co.

1895 business envelope of The Fay Manilla Roofing Co. of Camden, N.J., makers of building papers, made of Fay's Ceiling Manilla and addressed to Mr. H. R. Van [?]uren, Fredon, New Jersey.

January 1, 1895

Over in Camden

A column of Camden news briefs from the Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1895 — including fires at the homes of Albert Fleet and Samuel Harring, and the arrest of sneak thief Samuel Harmon, who tried to strip a clothes line in Policeman Schregler's own back yard.

March 18, 1895

Fay's Manilla Roofing

1896 advertisement for Fay's Manilla Roofing, established 1866, by W. H. Fay & Co. of Camden, N. J., offering a "No Tar" roofing also sold as a substitute for plaster.

January 1, 1896

Laborers Struck by Trolley

Charles Thomas of 1872 Milton Street and Patrick Hayes of 3 James Court, laborers for the Vulcanite Paving Company, were struck by a trolley car at Broadway and Kaighn Avenue but not seriously injured.

November 17, 1899

Invoice of The Fay Manilla Roofing Company

Billhead of The Fay Manilla Roofing Company, 516-18-20 Point Street, Camden, dated December 17, 1901, for 250 feet of Red Rope Roofing.

December 17, 1901

Steamboat Slocum Was Again on Fire

Blaze discovered on the ill-fated steamboat General Slocum, by then a barge, at the John H. Mathis Shipbuilding Company wharf at the head of Point Street, Camden. Philadelphia Inquirer, September 10, 1910.

September 10, 1910

Charles Stockham Lumber Co.

1915 Patriotic Sons of America program advertisement for the Charles Stockham Lumber Co., a steam saw mill, planing mill and lumber yard at the Vine Street Ferry in Camden, established 1852.

January 1, 1915

Brass Stolen From Armour Boat

Three men said to be employed at the Mathis shipyard were charged with stealing brass fittings from the houseboat Chieftain, built for Mr. Armour of Chicago.

January 24, 1917

Albert Chas. Thompson: World War I Service Record Card

World War I service record card for Albert Chas. Thompson of 943 Point Street, Camden, inducted February 23, 1918, who served overseas with Co D 309 Infantry from May 20 to October 19, 1918, the date of his death.

January 1, 1918

Gladney Obituary

Philadelphia Public Ledger - October 31, 1918 GLADNEY - Oct. 30, GEORGE J. B. GLADNEY, aged 71. Relatives and friends invited to funeral services, Sat., 2 p. m., son's residence, Charles M. Gladney , 618 Point st. , Camden, N. J. Int. Harleigh Cem.

October 31, 1918

Here and There in Camden

Four Camden accidents reported January 20, 1919, including Emma Steck of 905 Point Street, hurt in a fall from a trolley car and taken to Cooper Hospital.

January 20, 1919

Camden Is Warned Against Fireworks

Mayor Van Hart's June 1922 proclamation for a safe and sane Fourth of July, with Camden news of the ferryboat Millville, a Masonic funeral for William P. Weiser, and a divorce advised for Mrs. Margaret Jenkins of 1418 Louis Street.

June 11, 1922

Baby Scalds Hands By Spilling Coffee

A one-year-old baby at 320 Point Street was treated at Cooper Hospital for second degree burns after upsetting a cup of hot coffee, the Camden Courier-Post reported on February 11, 1928.

February 11, 1928

John Rittenhouse Dies; Cooper Point Merchant

Camden Courier-Post - February 4, 1933 John F. Rittenhouse , 53, store proprietor, of 941 Point Street , who died Thursday, will be buried Monday.

February 4, 1933

Loser in Taproom Fight Halts Assault Charge

Harry Crothers, 45, of 705 Pearl Street, told Police Judge Lewis Liberman he was sitting peacefully in a taproom at Seventh and Birch Streets when John Albert Waite, of 318 Point Street, walked in.

February 29, 1936

200 at Party Honor Air War Hero Kelly

Air war hero Staff Sgt. William "Bill" Kelly was honored by more than 200 friends and neighbors at the First Ward Republican Club, 47 York Street, March 1944.

March 2, 1944

Boy Sees Accident, Asks Traffic Light

Camden Courier-Post - July 8, 1950 By Wilbur Morse Jr. Petitions for highway safety measures or improvements usually come from adult individuals or organizations.

July 8, 1950

Camden Man Found Shot to Death in Bellmawr

Leonard Buffetta, 32, of 604 Point Street, a World War II veteran and supermarket checker, was found dead in a field near Timber creek in Bellmawr; police listed the death as suicide, the Camden Courier-Post reported on August 25, 1951.

August 25, 1951

Camden Fire Alarms

Fire alarm log for Camden, midnight Saturday to midnight Sunday, February 1, 1954, including a call at 1069 Diamond Street for a possible careless smoker.

February 1, 1954

Moore John J

John J. Moore's establishment at 600 Point Street, Camden, advertised steak sandwiches and food and liquors in the 1955 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory, under the line "Where Old Friends Meet."

January 1, 1955

Moore John J

John J. Moore's advertisement in the 1956 New Jersey Bell Telephone Directory for 600 Point, Camden, under the line "Where Old Friends Meet," offering steak sandwiches and food and liquors.

January 1, 1956

Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision

Four Camden firemen were injured when their engine collided with a tractor-trailer at 2nd and Market streets while answering a false alarm; the truck driver was charged with failure to yield to a fire apparatus.

December 30, 1957

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Rittenhouse Comment

My grandmother and grandfather were the owners of the store at 941 Point Street . My father was his son… his name was Francis Hull Rittenhouse . He worked at Mathis Shipyard and so did my uncle John Rittenhouse .

October 3, 2005

Founding Fathers White House Stock Photo

Historical Sketch of Camden

by Howard M. Cooper A revision and amplification of a paper read before the Camden County Historical Society, June 13, 1899.

November 14, 2022

Warren Webster Enters the Heating Industry

In THAT busy, pushing, turbulent year of 1888, Warren Webster was doing well with his profitable ventilator and brass casting business, but on every hand new enterprises were on the way and he, like all his world, was on the lookout for Opportunity.

September 24, 2023

People

Arthur C. Batten

Arthur Cuellen Batten (1904–1972), known to his fellow firefighters as Artie, joined the Camden Fire Department on March 4, 1927 and served until his retirement on February 28, 1969, rising to captain of Rescue Company 1 and acting battalion chief. He lived for many years at 1132 North 22nd Street in Cramer Hill and invented the un-patented ring cutter used by the rescue company to remove finger jewelry.

September 8, 2026

Caesar Campana aka Young O'Connor

Caesar Campana Sr. was born in Italy on May 13, 1903, to parents Peter and Theresa Campana.

November 12, 2023

Charles E. Watkin

Charles E. Watkin Jr. (1879-1954) was a Camden Fire Department captain who served over 34 years, from his appointment on January 1, 1915 until his retirement on May 1, 1949.

July 23, 2026

Charles G. Berry

In the directories of Camden City from 1887-1888, 1888-1889, and 1890-1891, Charles G. Berry is listed as a resident of 226 Point Street , working as a shoemaker in Philadelphia.

June 12, 2023

Charles M. Gladney

Charles Miller Gladney was born in New Jersey on September 2, 1877, to George and Mary Gladney. In 1878, the family lived at 728 Mount Vernon Street , but by 1880, George, Mary, and their older son David had moved to 432 Liberty Street in Camden.

September 8, 2024

Edward N. Cohn

Edward N. Cohn was born in 1832. On the 1870 U.S. Census, he reported his birthplace as Bohemia, while in the 1880 Census he listed it as Germany. It is likely he was born in a region that is now part of the Czech Republic.

March 28, 2023

Edwin S. Wirtz

Edwin Stanley Wirtz (1914–1975), son of Camden policeman Stanley R. Wirtz and grandson of Camden fireman James McDade, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in October 1943 and served 22 years, retiring in October 1965 as an inspector in the Fire Marshal's office.

September 5, 2026

Francis H. Rittenhouse

Francis Hull Rittenhouse came into the world on June 29, 1923, in the vibrant city of Camden, New Jersey. He was the cherished child of John F. and Madeline "Nell" Rittenhouse.

October 14, 2023

Firefighters Attacking a Fire - Stock Photo

George B. Anderson

George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872, as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2 . He filled the position left by William S. Davis , who had been promoted to Engineer.

October 6, 2021

James McDade

James McDade was born in Pennsylvania in September 1860 and had moved to Camden by 1884. His wife, Emma Ferkler, was seven years older than him.

October 7, 2024

Sepia photo of a man behind the counter of a Camden shop, the counter lettered J.F. Rittenhouse, 941 Point St.

John F. Rittenhouse

John F. Rittenhouse came into the world around 1880, tracing his origins to Maryland. In the heart of Camden, he established a thriving enterprise situated at 941 Point Street .

October 13, 2023

Samuel Patton

Samuel Patton stood among the original members of the Camden Fire Department, commencing his service on December 7, 1869, assuming the role of an extra man with Engine Company 2 .

February 12, 2024

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