People
A. Wesley Faust
Ambrose Wesley "Wes" Faust served with the Camden Fire Department from 1951 to 1961, and later became a police sergeant with New Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, where he died on duty in 1977.
Tag
Campbell Soup Company
Auto Repair
Tiedeken Brother's Auto Body
Tiedeken Brother's Auto Body, founded in 1876 as a wagon and blacksmith shop on Van Hook Street, is the oldest business in Camden, New Jersey.
People
James F. "Soup" Campbell
James Francis "Soup" Campbell was born on December 24, 1897, in Homestead, Pennsylvania. He likely learned to play basketball at the Homestead YMCA under the guidance of Sandy Shields, a star of the 23rd Street Wanderers.
Businesses
The Campbell Soup Company
The Campbell Soup Company has been a cornerstone of Camden, New Jersey's history since its founding in 1869 by Joseph Campbell and Abraham Anderson.
Streets
Ringold Street
Ringold Street was a one-block Camden street running from Line Street to Pine Street near Haddon Avenue, razed by the 1960s for Campbell Soup parking.
Streets
Jane Street
Jane Street, occasionally Jayne Street, ran one block south from 1062 Line Street to Pine Street, just east of Haddon Avenue; it was razed by the 1960s for Campbell Soup Company parking.
Streets
Argonne Street
Argonne Street, named for the World War I Battle of the Argonne Forest, ran one block between St. Mihiel Street and Memorial Avenue. It was demolished when Campbell Soup acquired the land to build their corporate headquarters.
Streets
36th Street
Thirty-Sixth Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road, to Federal Street, and forms Camden's northern border with Pennsauken Township at intervals along its length. It became part of Camden when Stockton Township was annexed in 1899, and had been known in Pennsauken as Cove Avenue into the 1890s.
Historical Accounts
1890 Review of Camden, New Jersey - Part 10
FRANK MESTER, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER 4th AND ARCH STREETS . This is one of the most widely known houses in the town, it having had an established reputation for the sale of unadulterated wines and liquors.
People
Otto E. Braun
Otto E. Braun, born around 1891 to Francis X. and Mrs. Braun, was part of a family that had its roots in Camden.
People
Dominick Oliveto
Dominick Oliveto, born on December 24, 1906, in New Jersey, was born to Italian immigrants Antonio and Maria Oliveto. Despite occasional misspellings of his surname as "Olivetto," his father, Antonio, migrated from Muro Lucano, Italy, in 1901.
Schools
Octavius V. Catto Elementary School
The Octavius V. Catto Elementary School at 2930 Saunders Street in East Camden, built in 1929 by architect Arnold Moses, originally served the Black community.
Historical Accounts
Work and Growth
For Warren Webster and his Organization, the "Gay 90's" were years of hard work and growth. Said my father: "I did most of the selling out in the field from 1888 to 1912 or 1914. And how I loved it!
Food and Drink
Knox Gelatine Company
Knox Gelatin Co., originally known as the Landesman Co., had its beginnings in early 20th-century Camden, specifically at the intersection of 4th and Erie streets .
Historical Accounts
City Industry - Tracking History
By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city.
Streets
Saint Mihiel Street
Saint Mihiel Street in Camden, NJ, named for the World War I Battle of St. Mihiel, ran north from Line Street; later renamed St. Mihiel Avenue.
Historical Accounts
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.
People
Arthur C. Dorrance
Arthur Calbraith Dorrance, born on December 21, 1873, in Bristol, Pennsylvania, was the younger brother of Dr. John T. Dorrance .
People
John T. Dorrance
Dr. John T. Dorrance, Ph.D., a renowned scientist, made a significant career shift by joining Joseph Campbell's struggling canning and preserving company in Camden in 1887.
People
Charles B. Helm
Doctor Charles Blaine Helm was born in Camden in 1884. He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1906.
People
Arnold R. Cream (aka Jersey Joe Walcott)
Meet Jersey Joe Walcott, Camden's very own! For those who may not be familiar with his story, here's a brief version.
Historical Accounts
A Brief History of the City of Camden
Incorporated in 1828, the progress and possibilities of Camden have far exceeded the expectations of the Founders and Incorporators. The year 1928 witnessed the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Camden as a city.
Businesses
Camden Industries
A directory of Camden's industries and manufacturers by trade, from abattoirs to yeast makers, totaling 349 industries and 39,362 employees.
Historical Accounts
The Cooper Hospital (via Camden County Medical Society)
Note: This content comes from the book Camden County Medical Society, 1846-1956 The founding of a hospital for the care of the sick and injured in the Camden area had long been a project in the mind of Dr. Richard M. Cooper, who practiced medicine in this vicinity for over thirty years.
East Camden
East Camden
Originally a part of Stockton Township , the area that is now known as East Camden was merged into Camden proper in 1899 along with the neighborhood now known as Cramer Hill .
Streets
Arch Street
Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.
Historical Accounts
More Bergen Avenue Memories
I just reviewed the Bergen Avenue site again. Ok, so my parents bought 1021 Bergen from the Kennedy family in 1953. My parents lived in the white house, one house from Engles Lot.
News Articles
Alfred R. Pierce, Obituary
Camden Courier-Post - September 16, 2005 Former Mayor of the City of Camden from 1959 through 1969, died on September 14, 2005 at the Masonic Home of New Jersey in Burlington.
News Articles
Donkey's Place is a Stubborn Survivor, and so is its Cheesesteak
By Rick Nichols, Inquirer Columnist It is a bit of Camden in amber now, Donkey's Place is, or maybe a shrine - the dingy bar hung with photos of the founder, his dukes perpetually up; the grill steaming with steaks and onions; the back room still swathed in the original tobacco-colored mural, a sweep of Sahara, its palms chipped and faded from 60 years of wear.
News Articles
Hurley's Store Brought Luxury to Camden
Camden Courier-Post - April 6, 1999 By Harold T. Nedd The retail stores that gave Broadway in downtown Camden City its luster five decades ago can be found in the pages of the biography of Chuck Doyle's grandfather.
News Articles
Cooper Hospital Open in City Since 1877
Camden Courier-Post - May 19, 1964 By C. William Duncan Cooper Hospital was incorporated the latter part of 1875, under the name of "The Camden Hospital," changed to The Cooper Hospital in 1877. The hospital actually opened August 11, 1887.
News Articles
Ambrose Faust
Death notice of Ambrose Faust, 71, of Haddon Heights, a retired Campbell Soup Company employee and father of Camden fireman Ambrose W. Faust.
News Articles
Mark Golden Wedding
A family dinner at the Hawaiian Cottage in Maple Shade marked the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Faust of 825 State Street.
News Articles
Frank Hohenstein
Funeral notice for Frank Hohenstein, 32, of 314 South Fourth Street, a Campbell Soup Company employee and member of the German Lutheran Church, who died in February 1936.
News Articles
Head of Pyne Poynt Garden Group Says Relief Job Needs "More Heart"
Demand that Dr. Arthur L. Stone be retained as Camden city director of emergency relief was made by Walter S. Agin , president of the Pyne Poynt Garden Club, at a meeting of the Cox Garden Club at Twenty-first Street and Harrison Avenue .
News Articles
Moore In Camden Speech Demands Fairness at Polls
Towers Theatre Packed at Climax of All-Day Invasion Here TOURS SMALLER TOWNS By RANSLOE BOONE Demanding a fair election and protection to Democratic voters, A. Harry Moore was greeted here last night by the largest crowd to gather at a Democratic meeting in Camden's recent history.
News Articles
CAMDEN - A Great City Growing Greater
Evening Courier - Centennial Anniversary Edition - February 13, 1928 Just one hundred years ago today, a little group of men went before the Legislature and asked that body to incorporate as a city the straggling and struggling village of Camden.
News Articles
Camden Centennial Will Start Feb. 13
Camden Courier-Post - January 28, 1928 Week of Celebration at City's Convention Hall to Mark Anniversary Camden's centennial will be observed during the week of February 13.
News Articles
New Chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee
Philadelphia Inquirer - October 7, 1921 Circuit Court Judge Frank T. Lloyd yesterday accepted chairmanship of the Camden Chamber of Commerce Committee which is to study the unemployment question and make suggestions for remedial measures.