People
Octavius V. Catto
Philadelphia educator Octavius V. Catto recruited Black Civil War troops and founded the Equal Rights League before he was murdered on election day, 1871.
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Octavius V. Catto Elementary School
Schools
Octavius V. Catto Elementary School
The Octavius V. Catto Elementary School at 2930 Saunders Street in East Camden, built in 1929 by architect Arnold Moses, originally served the Black community.
East Camden
East Camden
Originally a part of Stockton Township , the area that is now known as East Camden was merged into Camden proper in 1899 along with the neighborhood now known as Cramer Hill .