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Samuel M. Welch Sr.

Green street sign reading HOWARD ST. mounted on the corner of a red-painted building above a porch column.
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Howard Street

Howard Street ran for two blocks in North Camden, from State Street north to Erie Street, parallel to North Front and North 2nd Streets. It was already laid out and built up by 1887.

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27th Street and Federal Street - 1950s
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27th Street

27th Street runs from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden to Marlton Avenue. Originally called Fulton Street before the 1899 annexation of Stockton Township, it was one of the main thoroughfares of the neighborhood and home to football star Mike Rozier.

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Charles H. Allen

CHARLES H. ALLEN was born in New Jersey in 1847 to Mary and William H. Allen . His father was in the tin roof business, and later opened op a shop where sold stoves, heaters, and ranges.

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