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Annals of Camden No 3 - Old Ferries - Camden NJ Download In this age of inventions, improvements and ever-changing modes of transportation, the ferry boat is still an important factor in carrying the traveller across that "goodly and noble" river which forms the boundary between the two Quaker Colonies of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
This content is excerpted from South Jersey - A History: 1624-1924 . CHARLES SHIMER BOYER was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1869, son of Benjamin Franklin and Alabama (Shimer) Boyer.
Thomas. Yorke Smith, more commonly known as T. Yorke Smith, born around 1873 in New Jersey, entered matrimony with Harriet A. Smith at the age of 21.
22nd Street spans the former Pavonia section — now Cramer Hill — and extends south to Federal Street in East Camden, already laid out by the time the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory was published.
Charles Shimer Boyer, born in Pennsylvania in 1869 to Benjamin Franklin Boyer and Alabama Shimer Boyer, is most notably recognized as the inaugural President of the Camden County Historical Society.
Winfield Scott Price enlisted in the New Jersey National Guard in 1892, starting as a private and eventually retiring as a Major General in June 1939.
By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor It's hard to imagine living in a house with windowpanes that you cannot clearly see through. Being able to view the outdoors without difficulty is something we take for granted every day.
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.
THE ATTITUDE OF THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS TOWARDS SLAVERY is a pamphlet that was published by the Camden County Historical Society. It is derived from a paper written by William A. Cooper, with the intent of reading it at a Society meeting.
One of Camden's oldest and most storied streets, named after the Cooper family. Covers the full length from the waterfront to the 2000 block, including the Victor Talking Machine Company, Esterbrook Pen Company, Johnson Park, the Hotel Plaza, the Walt Whitman Hotel, the Elks Lodge, and East Camden's other Cooper Street.
Merchants Trust Company, a Camden bank organized in 1911 at 18 Broadway that was later absorbed into Broadway Merchants Trust and closed after 1930.
2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.
Camden Banking The Farmers and Mechanics Bank was organized with a capital of $300,000 on March 31, 1855. The banking house at the southeast corner of Front and Market Streets was built at the cost of $18,000.
The Samuel Cooper House at 1102–1104 North 22nd Street, built in 1790, was the mansion of Samuel Cooper's "Pleasant View Farm" and a station on the Underground Railroad. It was razed not long after March 2012.
Bulletin of the Camden County Historical Society - February 1960 The Man who Shot the Man who Shot Lincoln by Arthur D. Pierce and Howard R. Kemble The year was 1870. The address was 308 Mechanic Street , Camden, New Jersey.
New Jersey Mirror - February 10, 1937 Contains Number of Bequests to Charities in Camden County The will of Charles S. Boyer , late of Moorestown, was admitted to probate by Surrogate George B. Bitting on Monday.
New Jersey Mirror - November 18, 1936 Summary: Charles S. Boyer - Funeral services were held on Saturday for Charles S. Boyer, whose death on November 10th was recorded in the Mirror last week, at his late home at 205 East Central avenue, Moorestown.
Professional and Business Leaders Back Camden Man for Governor Forty-seven more prominent professional and business men yesterday joined the Baird-for-Governor Business Men's League and pledged themselves to work actively in interest of David Baird Jr. , for governor, and add special impetus to his campaign.