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Arthur Avenue

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29th Street

29th Street extends from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, running from River Road to Clinton Street. It is North 29th Street above Federal and South 29th below.

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Aerial view looking west from North 26th Street and Howell Street
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26th Street

26th Street, originally called Union Street in the pre-annexation Pavonia section, runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden from the Delaware River to Bank and Mickle Streets. It was laid out before 1887 and renamed after Stockton Township was absorbed by Camden in 1899.

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Arthur Avenue - 1946 Map
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Arthur Avenue

Arthur Avenue, named after President Chester A. Arthur, is located in the Cramer Hill neighborhood of Camden. It runs from 24th Street eastward to 29th Street and Von Nieda Park, passing along the south side of Veterans Memorial Park.

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Historical Accounts

Growing up in Cramer Hill

By Ted Frett Ted Frett grew up in Cramer Hill at North 29th Street and Tyler Avenue , and shared his memories of growing up in Cramer Hill in the 1940s and 1950s.

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Obituary of Joseph Knispel, 2821 Arthur Avenue — Camden Courier-Post, August 3, 1938
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Joseph Knispel

Obituary for Joseph Knispel, 98, of 2821 Arthur Avenue, Camden, who died on August 2, 1938. Survived by four children and eight grandchildren.

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Mrs. Emma E. Wahl — Camden Courier-Post, February 23, 1938
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Mrs. Emma E. Wahl

Obituary of Mrs. Emma E. Wahl, 86, who lived 55 years in East Camden and made her final home with son Russell at 930 North Twenty-second Street.

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Mrs. Emma E. Wahl — Camden Courier-Post, February 23, 1938
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Mrs. Emma E. Wahl

Obituary for Mrs. Emma E. Wahl, 86, of 2730 Arthur Avenue, widow of Frederick Wahl, who died after three weeks' illness at her son's home in Oaklyn.

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Births — Cooper Hospital

Birth announcement for Richard Stanley Schoelkopf, son of Stanley Albert and Mrs. Schoelkopf of 2812 Arthur Avenue, born at Cooper Hospital.

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Break Into Home — Mrs. Penven, 2746 Arthur Avenue — Camden Post-Telegram, September 13, 1923
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Break Into Home

Thieves break into the home of Mrs. Penven at 2746 Arthur Avenue, stealing $80 hidden in a locked drawer. District Detective Raymond H. Stark investigates.

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Bicycle Thief Arrested — Harold Miller, 2742 Arthur Avenue — Philadelphia Inquirer, October 16, 1914
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Bicycle Thief Arrested

Detective Captain Schregler arrests Harold Miller, 16, of 2742 Arthur Avenue on charges of stealing bicycles at the Mount Holly Fair.

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Death notice for Robert B. Guest Jr., 2824 Arthur Avenue — Philadelphia Inquirer, May 10, 1899
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Robert B. Guest Jr.

Death notice for Robert B. Guest Jr., aged 7 months, of 2824 Arthur Avenue (formerly North Cramer Hill). Funeral services Wednesday, May 10, 1899.

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