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Leon J. Johnson

Leon J. Johnson
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Leon J. Johnson

Leon J. Johnson (1935–2017) was a Camden firefighter who served the Camden Fire Department for over 28 years, from 1969 to 1997.

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1946 map of Camden showing the Fairview section and Alabama Road
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Alabama Road

Alabama Road runs from Yorkship Square southeast through the Fairview section of Camden, crossing Collings Road and continuing east through Crescent Gardens Apartments to Mount Ephraim Avenue.

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Pearl Street West of 9th Street - Postcard
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9th Street

Ninth Street is one of Camden's longest north–south thoroughfares, running from the Delaware River waterfront in North Camden, through the city's central corridor, and far south through Cramer Hill and Whitman Park. Block numbering begins at Federal Street.

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Six Begin Fire 'Basic', 1969 — Leon J. Johnson
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Six Begin Fire 'Basic'

Six Camden men — Thomas S. Watson Jr., Lloyd W. Henshall, Lloyd G. Birdsong, Leon J. Johnson, Richard P. Williams and Curtis J. Britt — began basic training on January 3, 1969, bringing the Camden Fire Department to full complement.

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