Streets
Birch Street
Birch Street once ran from Front Street through Ninth Street in North Camden. Over the years, the Delaware River Bridge, the Port Authority, and the Northgate Apartment Buildings took most of the street off the map.
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Charles S. Wolverton
People
Walter P. Wolverton
Walter P. Wolverton was the son of Martha and Charles S. Wolverton , a lifelong resident of North Camden .
People
Charles A. Wolverton
Charles Anderson Wolverton was born in Camden, NJ in 1880 to Charles S. Wolverton and Martha Anderson Wolverton. In 1880, Charles S. Wolverton worked as a steamboat pilot, and the family lived at 313 Birch Street in North Camden.
Streets
Baird Boulevard
Baird Boulevard (originally Baird Avenue) runs diagonally through the Parkside and East Camden neighborhoods, named for Camden businessman and U.S. Senator David Baird Sr. It begins at Kaighn Avenue, crosses the Cooper River and Admiral Wilson Boulevard, and terminates at the intersection of Federal Street and 27th Street in East Camden.
News Articles
Where the Trees and 'Islands' Came From
Baird Boulevard property owners protested being taxed for tree planting and traffic island grading while Cooper Street property owners challenged road-widening assessments before city commissioners.