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Lincoln School

aka Claudius W. Bradshaw School; aka Challenge Square Academy; aka Met East High School 1151 Kaighn Avenue Camden had become an industrial city by the 1880s, and although the country went into an economic slump in the early 1890s, generally referred to as "the panic of 1893," the city continued to grow and with it the need for new schools.

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Courier-Post clipping, December 6, 1957: Rites Slated Tuesday for Train Victims (first crop).
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Rites Slated Tuesday for Train Victims

A requiem high Mass at St. Joseph's Church was set for John Wawrzyniak Jr., 14, and his sister Karen, 9, killed in December 1957 by a train on the trestle over Louis and Mechanic streets near their Orchard Street home.

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Morris-Foulk-1938-02-11
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Homemakers Off Air 4th Annual Child Welfare Institute Being Planned for April Will Hold 4 Classes The desire to carry on toward the goal envisioned by founders of the Parent-Teacher Association will be emphasized throughout the country in honor of the 41st anniversary of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers.

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Lincoln School Name Change - 1899-06-01
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Lincoln School Name Change

Philadelphia Inquirer - June 1, 1889 The name of the Abraham Lincoln public school in South Camden has been changed to the Claudius W. Bradshaw school, in honor of the lately deceased former Mayor of Camden .

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