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James M. Lane

Portrait of Samuel S. Buzine
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Samuel S. Buzine

Samuel S. Buzine (1844–1917) was a founding member of Camden's first paid fire department in 1869, serving 42 years and rising to Assistant Chief Engineer.

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Barton-Lane-Civil-War-Pension-Document
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Barton Lane

Barton Lane was born in Camden in November 1840 to James S. and Mary Lane. His father was a bookbinder. The Lane family moved to Camden shortly after the birth of Barton's older brother, James M. Lane, and they were in town for the 1840 Census.

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Southwest Corner of Locust Street and Spruce street - 1912
Streets

Locust Street

Locust Street ran south from Beckett Street to Mechanic Street between South 2nd and South 3rd Streets in Camden; its 700 block was known as Oak Street until about 1883 and its 600 block as John Street in the 1870s. Homes and businesses disappeared block by block after World War II, and the last structure, at 1128 Locust, was razed after a fire in 2010.

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Sepia postcard photo of a damaged brick building and debris on a street, labeled "Camden Cyclone."
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2nd Street

2nd Street extends north-south between Front Street and 3rd Street, running parallel to the Delaware River until Mechanic Street. In the early 1970s, several buildings were cleared on the east side of North 2nd Street below Mickle Street to make way for the Royal Court townhomes and Mickle Tower senior citizens apartment building.

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