Tag: Hollingshead Fire
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City Industry – Tracking History
Just 100 years ago Camden was a thriving, prosperous industrial metropolis and the future looked bright for this river city.
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William Van Pfefferle
William Van Pfefferle, rose through the ranks of the Camden Fire Department and served as Chief of Department from 1950 to 1958.
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Cooper Street
Cooper Street, named after the prominent Cooper family, holds a significant place in Camden’s history as one of its oldest streets.
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Raymond T. Amos
RAYMOND T. AMOS was born in Frankford, Delaware on December 28, 1905 to Albert and Catherine Amos. His father was a minister. The family had moved to Camden by the summer of 1910 and taken up residence at 1004 Central Avenue.
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William C. Aitken
WILLIAM C. AITKEN was born around 1846. He first came to America in 1869. He moved to Camden in the early 1880s. He was active as a builder in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He built rows of homes on Cooper Street between 9th and 11th Streets. Many of these…
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Police Investigate 3 Fires in 4 Hours In One Section
Police today are investigating the possibility that three fires Wednesday within a quarter-mile area inside of three hours and 46 minutes were the work of a firebug.
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Hats ‘Boss’ Kobus Wears, Much Like Queen Mary’s
Camden Courier-Post – September 17, 1941 The political boss of Camden is a motherly, gray-haired woman who wears hats like those effected by Queen Mary of England. Nevertheless, and in spite of the fact that she denies it vehemently, Mrs. Mary W. Kobus, Camden’s Director of Public Safety and president of its Board of Education,…