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Kimber Street

North 10th and State Street - 2010-03-31
Streets

10th Street

City directory records and newspaper accounts for 10th Street, one of Camden’s longest thoroughfares, running from State Street in North Camden through Cramer Hill and Whitman Park to Morgan Village, 1870s–1970s.

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Historical Accounts

Herbert Allen Sampson - Oral History

"Q- Where was the first home you remembered? "A- The first home that I can remember was at 12th, that I really remember, was on 12th and Penn streets in Camden. "Q- How old were you then? "A - I don't know, 3 or 4 years old.

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Scene of Camden Bombing
Streets

Ramona Gonzalez Street

Division Street runs across South Camden. In 1997, a portion of the street was renamed Ramona Gonzalez Street to honor a community leader; the remainder continues to be known as Division Street.

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804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893
Historical Accounts

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.

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People

Harry C. Anderson

HARRY C. ANDERSON was born in April of 1873 to Isaac Anderson and his wife, the former Sarah Madison. The family was living at 810 Kimber Street in North Camden when the census was taken in 1880.

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Boxer Running a Speakeasy - AI Photo
News Articles

Jimmy Rodgers is Given 180 Days

Former Boxer Jailed on Speakeasy Charge, Held on Stolen Goods Count James "Jimmy" Rodgers , 28-year-old former boxer who on numerous occasions has run afoul of the law, was sentenced yesterday to serve 180 days in the county jail for operating a speakeasy at 1000 Segal Street .

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Camden Courier-Post clipping: 2 Missing Men Are Found Dead
News Articles

2 Missing Men Are Found Dead

Two Camden men missed by relatives and friends were found dead of heart disease. Patrolman Raymond Stark broke down the door at 907 Federal Street to find barber Thomas Green; John Curran was found in the yard of 286 Liberty Street.

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Nine New Police From Nine Wards, Camden Daily Courier, July 5, 1922
News Articles

Nine New Police From Nine Wards

Mayor Frank S. Van Hart swore in nine new Camden policemen, one from each of nine wards — including Edward C. Hahn of the Tenth Ward — with five more appointments to follow.

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