Tag: Howard M. Cooper
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Charles Boyer – Excerpt
This content is excerpted from South Jersey – A History: 1624-1924. CHARLES SHIMER BOYER was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, May 23, 1869, son of Benjamin Franklin and Alabama (Shimer) Boyer. On the paternal side, his great-grandfather, John Boyer, arrived in Philadelphia from the Palatinate in 1739, while on the maternal side he can claim American…
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1890 Review of Camden, New Jersey – Part 10
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. The business was established may years ago by Mr. George Ooetz, who successfully ran the business until 1877,…
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Old Cooper Street
Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden’s earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County – Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ. In an earlier chapter I suggested that a young writer seeking a subject for a story could take any Camden street that leads to…
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Historical Sketch of Camden
by Howard M. Cooper A revision and amplification of a paper read before the Camden County Historical Society, June 13, 1899. With an Introduction by Honorable Charles Van Dyke Joline Camden, N.J. Horace B. Ketler, 1909 Introduction If one were to seek the genesis of Camden he would not find it in the visit of…
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The Camden National Bank
Excerpt from Historical and Industrial Review of Camden, N.J. 1890. ONE of the chief elements in the material growth and progress of a community is the banking interest, and in this department of business, Camden boasts of several vigorous corporations, one of the most important being the Camden National Bank, located at Second street and…
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Camden National Bank
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. One of the founders, and an early vice-president was Henry B. Wilson, for whom the H.B. Wilson School at South 9th & Florence Street…
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Camden National Bank – Bank Directory 1916
Camden National Bank Camden, N. J. Directors: Philadelphia Office, Southeast corner 2nd and Walnut Streets Discount Day, Wednesday
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The Camden National Bank
Camden Post – March 1, 1888 In New Quarters The Camden National Bank which has been temporarily located at 250 Kaighn avenue, begins business to-day In the handsome new building fast completed, at the N.W. corner of Second and Kaighn avenue. Through the courtesy of Cashier Martindale, a Post reporter was shown through the bank…