Historic Camden, NJ

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  • Adams Avenue

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    Adams Avenue, located in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, NJ, was named after President John Quincy Adams. This is evident given that many nearby streets were named after presidents from the same era, including Van Buren, Polk, Pierce, Harrison, and Tyler. Adams Avenue begins near the foot of North 28th Street, close to the…

  • Herman F. Niessner

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    Herman F. Niessner was born on March 8, 1891, in Pennsylvania to German immigrant parents. His father, Frederick Niessner, worked as a machinist for Baldwin Locomotive in Philadelphia and moved the family to the Cramer Hill section of Camden in 1894. That year, Frederick purchased a lot from Alfred Cramer and built twin houses at…