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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.
The Fire on the Ferry New Jersey in 1856 By Thomas A. Bergbauer , Retired Courier-Post Editor A need to cross the Delaware River between Camden and Philadelphia was felt as early as the 17th Century and it was ferry service between Cooper's Point in Camden and Saxamaxon Street in the city of Brotherly Love that led to the founding of Camden.
Vine Street in North Camden, NJ, one of the city's tree streets, once ran to the Delaware River and the Cooper's Point Ferry; home to Holy Name Church.
The "Dudley Charter" for the City of Camden, written by Thomas H. Dudley , was passed on March 5, 1850. The ward division — North, Middle, and South — were retained. The Cooper's Point Ferry Company incorporated on February 23, 1850.