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Cramer School

Alfred Cramer - 1886
People

Alfred Cramer

Alfred Cramer was born in 1844 on a farm in Blackwood. He lived there until he was sixteen, at which poin the began working as a book salesman. This early sales experience would later prove to be a valuable foundation for his success in business.

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Frederick Morse - WW2 Draft Card
People

Frederick Morse

Frederick William Sheppard Morse was born in New Jersey on February 18, 1880, to Captain William and Annie Morse.

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Stuart Gottlieb standing out front of 620 Marlton Avenue, Camden, NJ
Historical Accounts

The Story of the Gottlieb Family

As Told by Dr. Stuart Gottlieb M.D. Since I grew up in Camden and worked with my dad at the family business on Mt Vernon St. from the time that I could hold a knife, about age 7 (1947),the site visit was particularly nostalgic.

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Schools

Woodrow Wilson High School

Woodrow Wilson High School at 3100 Federal Street in East Camden, New Jersey, opened as a junior high in 1930 and became a high school in 1933; now Eastside High.

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Cramer School - 2003
Schools

Alfred Cramer Elementary School

Alfred Cramer Elementary School at 2800 Mickle Street in East Camden opened in 1913 as the Eastside School and was later named for developer Alfred Cramer.

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Sewell-School-Camden-NJ
Schools

William J. Sewell School

The William J. Sewell School at 700 North 7th Street in Camden opened in 1907, named for Civil War general and U.S. Senator William Joyce Sewell.

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2606-2600 Cramer Street, January 2008
Streets

Cramer Street

Cramer Street runs east through the Cramer Hill and East Camden neighborhoods of Camden, NJ. Named for real estate developer Alfred Cramer, who sold more than 5,000 building lots in the area by 1897, it stretches from the 2600 to 3400 blocks.

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Howard Unruh - Army Photo
People

Howard Unruh

While Unruh has been commonly referred to as America's first mass shooter , this could be a misnomer.

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James E Bryan - 1924
People

James E. Bryan

Dr. James Edmund Bryan, born on September 9, 1869, in Maryland, was the son of Reverend James Edmund Bryan and Anna Virginia Smith Bryan. He obtained his degree from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland in 1890.

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East Camden Firehouse-05/03/03
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 .

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Morris-Foulk-1938-02-11
News Articles

Broadcast in Afternoon

Homemakers Off Air 4th Annual Child Welfare Institute Being Planned for April Will Hold 4 Classes The desire to carry on toward the goal envisioned by founders of the Parent-Teacher Association will be emphasized throughout the country in honor of the 41st anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.

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Board Chalk Teacher - Stock Photo
News Articles

Board of Education Shifts 14 Teachers

Appoints 2 Instructors and Pensions 2 Others; Wilson Enrollment High The Camden Board of Education last night approved transfers of 14 teachers, the appointment of two new instructors and the retirement on pension of two others.

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