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Baxter Street and Mount Ephraim Avenue
Streets

Baxter Street

Baxter Street (formerly Newton Street and locally known as "Hog Alley") ran from South 7th Street to Mount Ephraim Avenue in South Camden, notorious for decades as a hub of illegal activity; largely demolished, the 700 block survives as an overgrown alley.

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A Murderous Shot Fired from Ambush - 1892-10-17
News Articles

A Murderous Shot Fired from Ambush

Philadelphia Inquirer - October 17, 1892 Another Crime Added to the Long List of New Jersey Tragedies. A Quarrel Between Two Colored Youths Ends in a Killing.

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