Streets
Tyler Avenue
Tyler Avenue runs northeast through Cramer Hill from North 27th Street to North 30th Street, one block north of Pierce Avenue. It is named for John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States (1841–1845).
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Howard Unruh
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River Avenue
River Avenue, more popularly known as River Road, runs north from Federal Street to the Camden city limits and became a Camden thoroughfare in 1899, when the town of Stockton was united with the city. It is the main artery of Cramer Hill and the location of many stores and small businesses.
People
Earl Wright
Earl Wright joined the Camden police force in 1928, serving as a motorcycle patrolman and later Sergeant. He is best known as the officer who arrested mass murderer Howard Unruh on September 6, 1949.
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The Engel Family of Camden, NJ
History of the Engel family of Camden — Julius and Mary Engel, immigrants from Slovakia and Hungary who settled in South Camden, and their son Frank Engel, who shot and wounded Howard Unruh during the 1949 Cramer Hill "Walk of Death."
People
Orris W. Smith
Orris W. Smith was born in Camden on September 8, 1920, to Edward and Catherine Smith. The 1924 City Directory lists the family at 1113 Carpenter Street .
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Bergen Avenue
Bergen Avenue runs through the Cramer Hill section of Camden from Cleveland Avenue north to Farragut Avenue near the Delaware River, likely named for Martin V. Bergen or Christopher A. Bergen, prominent Camden legal figures in the late 1800s.
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Rampage in Camden
By Katherine Ramsland A Preconceived Plan It seemed a petty grievance, but it was also a turning point. As soon as he saw the missing gate, just installed that day, he knew that his life would change.
People
Jesthroe Hunt
Jesthroe Hunt's life story is deeply intertwined with the history of Camden, New Jersey, and serves as a testament to the city's cultural and societal evolution throughout the 20th century.
People
Howard Unruh
While Unruh has been commonly referred to as America's first mass shooter , this could be a misnomer.
People
Mitchell H. Cohen
Mitchell Cohen was a prominent figure in Camden, New Jersey, with a long career as a lawyer and judge.
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Growing up in Cramer Hill
By Ted Frett Ted Frett grew up in Cramer Hill at North 29th Street and Tyler Avenue , and shared his memories of growing up in Cramer Hill in the 1940s and 1950s.
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More Bergen Avenue Memories
I just reviewed the Bergen Avenue site again. Ok, so my parents bought 1021 Bergen from the Kennedy family in 1953. My parents lived in the white house, one house from Engles Lot.
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Bergen Avenue Memories
We moved to Bergen "Avenue" in 1953. We lived at 1021 Bergen Avenue which is still there. There used to be a red house [1017 Bergen Avenue — ed.] next to the lot which was Engle's Bar. The lot belonged to the bar.
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Rittenhouse Comment
My grandmother and grandfather were the owners of the store at 941 Point Street . My father was his son… his name was Francis Hull Rittenhouse . He worked at Mathis Shipyard and so did my uncle John Rittenhouse .
News Articles
F.X. Engel Sr., Shot Howard Unruh
Obituary of Francis X. Engel Sr., the Camden tavern owner who shot and wounded accused mass murderer Howard Unruh from an upstairs window during the 1949 Cramer Hill rampage. Camden Courier-Post, August 17, 1983.
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Yes, this is Howard…
A 1974 Courier-Post feature on reporter Philip W. Buxton's phone call to the Unruh house during the 1949 siege, and detective William E. Kelly's sworn account that a policeman answered it.
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The Kids…The Breadman…The Cop…
On the 25th anniversary of Howard Unruh's September 6, 1949 shooting rampage, the Courier-Post recalls William Joyce, bread-truck driver Roxy DeMarco and former policeman Harry "Barney" Tracy.
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Map of the 3200 Block of River Avenue
A hand-lettered diagram printed with the Courier-Post's 1974 feature on Howard Unruh, showing the 3200 block of River Road and 32nd Street: the Harrie and Hamilton homes, the shoe repair and barber shops, the drug store, the Unruh apartment and where each victim was found. Camden Courier-Post, September 7, 1974.
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…He Left A Trail Of Death
A Courier-Post feature of September 7, 1974 retracing Howard B. Unruh's shooting spree of September 6, 1949 at River Avenue and 32nd Street in Cramer Hill, from the drugstore of Maurice M. Cohen to his surrender, confession to Prosecutor Mitchell Cohen and commitment to Trenton State Hospital.
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I had a clear shot at him…
A Courier-Post feature of September 7, 1974 in which retired Camden policeman John Ferry, the first officer at the scene of Howard Unruh's 1949 shootings, recalls what he found and the moment he had a clear shot at Unruh.
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Everyone was lying dead on the pavement
Carl Sorg, a teenager who lived half a block from the scene, recalls the day of the Howard Unruh shooting on River Avenue in this Camden Courier-Post feature of September 7, 1974.
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'He Shot at Me Twice…Bang…Bang…'
Twenty-five years after Howard Unruh's 1949 "Walk of Death," Frank Engel — proprietor of Engel's Cafe on River Avenue in Cramer Hill — recounts to the Camden Courier-Post how he fired the shot that wounded the killer.
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Veteran Kills 12 in Mad Rampage on Camden Street
For a distinguished example of local reporting during the year, The New York Times submits the story by Meyer Berger of the mass shootings in Camden, New Jersey on September 6, 1949.