Tag: 3rd Street
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Benjamin D. Coley
Benjamin Coley was born in England on February 1, 1826, and immigrated to America as a child. He lived briefly in Camden, New Jersey, during the 1830s and returned in the mid-1840s. Upon his return, he worked for businessman Richard Fetters for five years before venturing out on his own. Before the Civil War, Coley…
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Historical Sketch of the Camden Fire Insurance Association, Camden, NJ.
Compiled by B. F. Bibighaus, 1914 Camden, New Jersey — from which the Association takes its name — was named after Earl Camden, Lord Chancellor of England. The Earl’s friendship for the American Colonists and his strong opposition to their unjust taxation by the English Parliament, made him very popular in this country. In the…
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Sigmund Schoenagle
Sigmund "Sig" Schoenagle was born in Vienna, Austria, around 1875. As a young man, he immigrated to America and settled in Camden, NJ. In 1894, he established a haberdashery at the southwest corner of 3rd and Federal Streets. He later moved his business to 538 Federal Street, at the corner of Hudson and Federal Streets,…
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History of Camden County: Macedonia African Methodist Episcopal Church
The following is derived from George Reeser Prowell’s History of Camden County, New Jersey published in 1886 Macedonia Methodist Episcopal Church of Camden is situated on Spruce Street, below Third. In 1832 Mrs. Anna George, a resident of South Camden, began a series of prayer meetings in different houses on Spruce Street, below Third, and…
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Joint Street (aka Joint Alley)
Joint Street, formerly known as Joint Alley, is a one-block street that extends east from South 3rd to South 4th Street, nestled between Spruce and Walnut Streets. Its presence is documented in city directories from as early as 1850, although it is believed that houses were not constructed until 1888. The absence of listed houses…
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Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden’s earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County – Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ. In an earlier chapter I suggested that a young writer seeking a subject for a story could take any Camden street that leads to…
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Main Street
Main Street is a diagonal street situated in North Camden, running southeast from the intersection of State Street and Point Street. Its historical presence can be traced back to the Camden City Directory in 1878, where it was listed as starting from the entrance of the Vine Street Ferry. Samuel Cooper started to build a…
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Aquinas Club
The AQUINAS CLUB appears to have been a social club that existed in North Camden prior to World War I. As a guess, it likely consisted mostly or entirely of young Catholic men from the Holy Name parish, although there also were a few older members. The club apparently disbanded around 1915. In June of…
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The Streets of Camden
Note: All numbered streets in Camden, NJ are “North” if above Federal Street and “South” if below Federal St. As an example, “North 4th Street” would mean that it’s north of Federal, while South 8th street would mean it is south of Federal. Street Name Also Known As First Appears Last Appears Notes 2nd Street…
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Amanda Alloway
Amanda Alloway, who was born in New Jersey in November 1843, had a notable life deeply intertwined with the historical tapestry of Camden, New Jersey. She married Joseph Alloway by 1863, and the couple had three children: Charles, born in December 1863, Joseph, born on November 22, 1865, and Ida May, born around 1867. The…
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3rd Street
Third Street in Camden, NJ, runs parallel to the Delaware River, stretching north and south. This street features several notable buildings at its intersections with other streets, which carry addresses of the intersecting east-west streets rather than Third Street itself. One such building is the Security Trust Building, located at the corner of Third and…
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George O. Addison
GEORGE OWENS ADDISON, the son of William H. Addison and his wife, the former Pheobe Ann Drew, was born in Gloucester County, New Jersey on December 4, 1853. His family went to North Jersey for a time, and when the 1860 Census was taken lived in Chatham, in Morris County. When the Census was next…
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Rocco F. Abbott
ROCCO FRANK ABBOTT was born in Philadelphia on September 21, 1893 to Frank and Maria Abbatto. By 1910 his family had moved to Camden, New Jersey. Rocco Abbott lived with his parents at 910 South 3rd Street. His older brother Antonio, a tailor, lived around the corner at 302 Spruce Street. The 1914 Camden City…
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Vincent Ariel Tydeman
Vincent Ariel Tydeman was born in New Jersey on August 24, 1883, to Edmund and Sarah Tydeman, who emigrated from England to the U.S. in 1878 with their nine children. The Tydemans welcomed another child, Florence, just before the 1880 census. Edmund Tydeman, the eldest son of a Baptist minister and an optician by profession,…