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Saint Peter and Saint Paul German Catholic Church

Intersection of Dauphin Street and Division Street — July 10, 2004
Streets

Dauphin Street

Dauphin Street runs south from Line Street across Pine Street to Division Street, between South 4th and South 5th Streets in South Camden. Originally called Kaighn Street, it was renamed in January 1882.

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August Hiller
People

August J. Hiller

August Joseph Hiller Sr. was a prominent figure in Camden, New Jersey's German-American community during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was actively involved in organizations such as the Camden Liedertafel, the Turn Verein, and Ss.

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Camden Beer Truck
Auto Repair

Tiedeken Brother's Auto Body

Tiedeken Brother's Auto Body, founded in 1876 as a wagon and blacksmith shop on Van Hook Street, is the oldest business in Camden, New Jersey.

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People

George Frost

George Frost was the son of Andrew and Christiana Frost, both of whom were born in what is now Germany.

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Antonio Mecca
People

Antonio Mecca

Antonio "Tony" Mecca's journey from modest beginnings led him to become one of Camden's most prominent figures during the first half of the 20th century. Born in Italy on November 26, 1873, he set foot in America in 1888.

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Catholic Stained Glass Stock Photo
Religion

Religious History of Camden

From George Reeser Prowell's History of Camden County, New Jersey , 1886 Newton Friend's Meeting About the year 1800, when the general opening of roads made it no longer important to be on the water, Newton Friends determined to move from their old meet­ing-house on Newton Creek to a place more central; and in Fourth Month, 1801, Joseph Kaighn gave them the lot of land-at the corner of the Mount Ephraim road and Mount Vernon Street , in the present city of Camden, on which, in the same year, they built the brick meeting­house that now stands there.

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