Historic Camden, NJ

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  • Argonne Street

    Argonne Street

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    Camden NJ History
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    Argonne Street, named in honor of the World War I Battle of the Argonne Forest, where American forces demonstrated remarkable valor, spanned just one block. It stretched between St. Mihiel Street and Memorial Avenue, positioned north of Line Street. Interestingly, while the original street address of the Camden Convention Hall was 1065-1075 Line Street, this…

  • Convention Hall

    Convention Hall

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    Camden NJ History
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    Locations: Camden has had two buildings known as Convention Hall, which can get a bit confusing, and the issue gets even more confusing when you add the fact that Camden had four different armories in the years between 1880 and 1960, and one of them was also called Convention Hall! It doesn’t help either that…