Historical Accounts
The Conley Family of Camden, NJ
A photographic record of the Conley family of Camden, New Jersey, who arrived in the late 1890s and were among the first families to move to Yorkship Village during World War I.
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Alabama Road
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Alabama Road
Alabama Road runs from Yorkship Square southeast through the Fairview section of Camden, crossing Collings Road and continuing east through Crescent Gardens Apartments to Mount Ephraim Avenue.
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Erie Street
Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.
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Belleview Avenue
Belleview Avenue runs east from Baird Boulevard to Park Boulevard in Camden's Parkside neighborhood.
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Atlanta Road
Atlanta Road runs north to south through the Fairview section of Camden, from Olympia Road to Alabama Road, paralleling Mount Ephraim Avenue. The northern segment (North Atlanta Road) ends at Collings Road; the southern segment (South Atlanta Road) continues to Alabama Road.
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America Road
America Road is a street in two sections: one running from West Octagon Road east to Yorkship Square, the other running from the opposite side of Yorkship Square eastward, ending at East Octagon Road.
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Fairview - Tracking History
By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor The Fairview section of Camden was the mother of all planned communities.
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Nettor Avenue
Nettor Avenue is a one-way alley running east from Roanoke Road for one block in Camden's Fairview section, giving rear access to the Fairview Court Apartments and homes on North Collings and Alabama Roads.
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New Hampshire Road
New Hampshire Road runs from South Collings Road south until it dead ends, crossing South Merrimac Road in Camden's Fairview section. With New Jersey Road it connects Collings and Merrimac, with no addresses of its own.
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New Jersey Road
New Jersey Road runs from South Collings Road south until it ends opposite 1244 South Merrimac Road in Camden's Fairview section. With New Hampshire Road it connects Collings and Merrimac, with no addresses of its own.
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Robert E. Gibson Obituary
Camden Courier-Post - March 5, 2004 GIBSON, ROBERT E. Of Camden, NJ on March 3, 2004, age 62. Retired superintendent of Water and Waste Water Operation for the City of Camden.
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Lichtman's Liquor Store (Advertisement)
A 1976 advertisement for Lichtman's Liquor Store at Collings and Alabama Roads, Fairview: "We Make House Calls."
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Margaret E. Hepworth
Obituary of Margaret E. Hepworth, 80, of 3062 Alabama Road, Camden — wife of the late Thomas Hepworth. Camden Courier-Post, November 29, 1971.
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Six Begin Fire 'Basic'
Six Camden men — Thomas S. Watson Jr., Lloyd W. Henshall, Lloyd G. Birdsong, Leon J. Johnson, Richard P. Williams and Curtis J. Britt — began basic training on January 3, 1969, bringing the Camden Fire Department to full complement.
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Frank Aceto
Obituary of Frank Aceto, 59, who owned and operated a barbershop at his home, 1402 Collings Road, for 28 years, with funeral arrangements at St. Joan of Arc Church.
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School Custodian Fatally Stricken
Thomas A. Evans, 66, of Crescent Gardens, a Yorkship School custodian and retired New York Shipbuilding supervisor, collapsed and died at the school.
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A-1 Quality Cleaners & Tailors (Yellow Pages)
A 1955 New Jersey Bell Yellow Pages advertisement for A-1 Quality Cleaners and Tailors, established 1933, at Collings Avenue and Alabama Road, Camden, and 201 N. Broadway, Gloucester.
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George B. Brun Sr.
Obituary of George B. Brun Sr., 86, of 3203 Alabama Road, Camden — retired carpenter, born in Norway, member of Epiphany Lutheran Church. Camden Courier-Post, May 29, 1954.
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Musick-Pernier
The marriage of Frances Mary Pernier of 3009 Alabama Road, Camden, and Joseph A. Musick Jr. of 2938 Cramer Street, celebrated at St. Joan of Arc Church. Camden Courier-Post, January 27, 1951.
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A Friend
Page 65 of the 1943 St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church Golden Jubilee Year Book: a "Best Wishes from A Friend" greeting and advertisements for John J. Conley plumbing at 3008 Alabama Road, Hathaway Lodge at 5 Points, Keating's at 20th St. and River Ave., realtor James J. Scarduzio at 1809 Broadway, Bobby's Auto Parts, realtor Edmund J. Lenny of Fairview, and the Camden Iron & Metal Co.
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Will of Mrs. Annie Peiper
The estate of Annie Peiper, formerly of 3161 Alabama Road, valued at $8,000. Probate complicated by a wartime bequest to a sister in Germany. Camden Courier-Post, January 10, 1942.
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Alfred Denny Crox
Service portrait of Private First Class Alfred Denny Crox of 3181 Alabama Road, Camden, during World War II.
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William H. Crox
Service portrait of Sergeant William Crox of 3181 Alabama Road, Camden, during World War II.
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Magin's Body to Lie in State In Commission Room Monday
The body of City Commissioner Henry Magin, who died suddenly of a heart attack, was to lie in state in the city commission chambers, and Mayor George E. Brunner named Frank A. Abbott acting director of public works.
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City Property Sale Authorized
Acting City Counsel John J. Crean was authorized to hold a public sale of 11 city-owned tax title lien properties and lots, including 325 Mickle Street and a lot at Ninth and Everett Streets. Camden Courier-Post, July 25, 1941.
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Babies Born in April Get B. & L. Stock Shares
Kearsarge Building and Loan Association offers stock shares to parents of babies born in Camden's Fourteenth Ward in April, including Jean Marie Fanslow of 1659 Alabama Road and William Richard Hook of 1577 Alabama Road. Camden Courier-Post, June 10, 1933.
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Seven Injured in Camden
Seven people were injured when a car carrying a Camden Minor Baseball League team was dragged by a shifting train engine; Albert Blair, 17, of 1144 North 24th Street suffered a fractured skull.
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Truck Injures Camden Man
Harvey Bryan, 28, of 3049 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, was struck at Collings Avenue and Alabama Road; driver Harry Cohen, 19, of 1134 Locust Street, took him to West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital.
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Former Camden Man Gets Coast Guard Post
Garwood S. Thomas, formerly of Camden, has been placed in command of the Indian River Coast Guard station, replacing Capt. H. Baker. Camden Courier-Post, June 6, 1932.
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Trickling Hose Betrays Attic Still to Dry Sniffers
Federal prohibition agents discover a 300-gallon still operating in the attic of 3215 Alabama Road, Fairview, after following the odor of alcohol through the neighborhood. Harry Benzuk and Alex Slusaruk arrested. Camden Courier-Post, November 12, 1931.
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Elizabeth C. McCann
Death notice for Elizabeth C. McCann, beloved wife of George McCann, of 3138 Alabama Road, Fairview, Camden. Philadelphia Inquirer, June 9, 1922.