Tag: Erie Street

  • Erie Street

    Erie Street in North Camden extends from Beach Street to 9th Street. The streets that intersect — or once intersected — Erie Street include Delaware Avenue, Point Street, Front Street, Segal Street, and the numbered streets from 2nd through 9th.

  • Beach Street

    Beach Street

    Beach Street, a small street in North Camden, once stretched from York to Erie Street, just west of Point Street. Although listed in the 1878 City Directory, houses did not appear in City Directories until 1890. By 1947, only three houses were listed on Beach Street: 930, 932, and 934. In around 2000, Beach Street…

  • George B. Anderson

    George B. Anderson

    George B. Anderson was appointed to the Camden Fire Department on September 18, 1872 as a replacement extra man with Engine Company 2. He took the place of William S. Davis, who had been promoted to Engineer. He resigned on April 20, 1874 after having been appointed to the Police Department from Camden’s Fourth Ward.…

  • Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision

    Four Firemen Suffer Hurts In Collision

    Camden Courier-Post – December 30, 1957 Four Camden firemen were among persons injured over the weekend in motor vehicle accidents on South Jersey roads. The firemen were injured when their engine collided with a tractor-trailer at 2nd and Market sts. Saturday about 4.30 p.m. while they were on their way to answer an alarm which…

  • 13 Given Oath at City Hall as New Firemen

    13 Given Oath at City Hall as New Firemen

    Camden Courier-Post – December 30, 1955 Thirteen new firemen were sworn in today by Safety Director E. George Aaron in ceremonies at City Hall. Beginning Sunday they will start a 90-day probatinoary period, during which they will receive instruction at the fire training school, 9th and Morgan sts. All are war veterans and all are…