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Gloucester City

Rasheer Fleming - Gloucester City Lions
People

Rasheer Fleming

Rasheer Fleming was born in Camden, NJ on July 10, 2004 and as of 2025 is a professional NBA player for the Phoenix Suns.

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Sitley and Son - Postcard
Manufacturing and Hardware

Sitley and Son

Sitley & Son was established by Arthur M. Sitley and his son, Frank Budd Sitley. Originally farmers, the Sitleys recognized a business opportunity in Camden and began selling grain, feed, and farm equipment.

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John McKay - WW1 Draft Card - p1
People

John McKay

John McKay was born on October 22, 1891, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Malcolm and Mary McKay. Along with his brothers Malcolm, Thomas, and Stanley, John grew up at 362 East Indiana Avenue in Philadelphia, as recorded in the 1900 Census.

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Uncle Sam - Stock Photo
People

John A. Mather Jr.

General John Atkinson Mather Jr. was born on July 17, 1865, in Gloucester City, NJ , to John and Luisa Wallace Dawson Mather.

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Eli E Conaghy Sr - 1942
People

Eli E. Conaghy

Eli Edward Conaghy was born on August 24, 1900, in Camden, New Jersey. His father, James P. Conaghy, was involved in the Eagle Coal and Ice Company, a business he co-operated with his uncle, Joseph Henry Conaghy, located at 246 Pine Street by 1906.

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Sheep employed by the City as grass cutters at the Victor King Park in East Camden. The curly horned gentleman in the inset is the Daddy of the Flock.
Historical Accounts

A Brief History of the City of Camden

Incorporated in 1828, the progress and possibilities of Camden have far exceeded the expectations of the Founders and Incorporators. The year 1928 witnessed the celebration of the one hundredth anniversary of the incorporation of Camden as a city.

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Gloucester City Mayor O'Kane
Historical Accounts

1890 Gloucester City Review

The day was when Gloucester was merely a rendezvous for fisherman and boatmen; but now it has developed into a growing manufacturing city of eight thousand inhabitants, the various industries employing three thousand hands.

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News Articles

Lloyd Criticizes Localities for Diverting Money

Tells Them They Are Trustees for County's Share of Every Dollar Taken In Postpones Mandamus Supreme Court Justice Frank T. Lloyd yesterday "laid down the law" to four Camden county municipalities at a hearing of the county's mandamus proceedings to compel payment of $426,952 in back taxes for the years 1930, 1931 and 1932.

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News Articles

Political Paragraphs

Camden Courier-Post - October 31, 1931 Gloucester Republicans concluded their final Baird rally of the campaign last night at their headquarters, 101 North King Street.

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Frightened to Death - 1883-03-19
News Articles

Frightened to Death

The Gloucester Ghost Folly Causes a Tragedy How a Boy Sustained a Nervous Shock Through a Practical Joke Since the burial of little Charley Thomas, on Sunday afternoon, the 11th inst.

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