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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.
Henry Braid Wilson Jr. was born on Mount Vernon Street in Camden, NJ, on February 23, 1861, to Henry Braid Wilson Sr. and Mary Ann Wilson.
FRANK MESTER, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE LIQUOR DEALER 4th AND ARCH STREETS . This is one of the most widely known houses in the town, it having had an established reputation for the sale of unadulterated wines and liquors.
1890 Historical and Industrial Review of Camden, New Jersey - Intro The Historical and Industrial Review of Camden, New Jersey was commissioned and published by Camden's Board of Trade, a forerunner of the Chamber of Commerce.
The Central Trust Company organized on April 9, 1891 at Read's Hall, a building which later housed the Camden Daily Courier newspaper. After receiving its charter on May 8, the Central Trust commenced business on May 11, 1891.
Admiral Wilson Boulevard (US Route 30) runs from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge to Airport Circle, named after World War I naval hero Admiral Henry Braid Wilson Jr. of Camden — originally designated as Bridge Boulevard when it opened.
Excerpt from Historical and Industrial Review of Camden, N.J. 1890.
1123 Broadway (Broadway and Sycamore Street), Camden, NJ Established in 1885, the Camden National Bank opened at 259 Kaighn Avenue on August 13, 1885. Zophar C. Howell was the first President.
Camden Courier-Post - September 6, 1999 By LAURIE STUART Courier-Post Admiral Wilson. Motorists who have driven through Camden instantly recognize the name, but most don't know who he is. Henry Braid Wilson was born in Camden in 1861.
Camden held a Victory Jubilee parade and banquet on September 6, 1919, reviewed by Admiral Henry B. Wilson, honoring returning soldiers and sailors and the 135 Camden County men who died in the war.