Schools
Central School
Central School, named for Camden's Middle Ward, opened in 1877 near South 4th Street; its building was razed by 1965 after the school's long decline.
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Second Presbyterian Church
Historical Accounts
History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church
From The Centennial History of Camden Methodism, 1909 1809 was truly the " annus mirabilis .
People
Stephen Decatur Button
STEPHEN DECATUR BUTTON was born on June 15, 1813 in Preston CT to Roswell and Lydia Avery Button. He apprenticed for five years to his Uncle Samuel Button, a carpenter, at the age of sixteen.
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.
Streets
4th Street
Fourth Street, one of Camden's original streets, ran with few interruptions from Chelton Avenue in South Camden north to Pyne Point in North Camden. City-directory records, photographs, advertisements and newspaper clippings for every block from the 2000 block of South 4th Street to the 1000 block of North 4th Street.
News Articles
Couple Celebrate 50th Wedding Year
More than 50 relatives and friends shared in the celebration of the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Dahl staged last night at the home of the couple's son, Howard Dahl, 126 North T
News Articles
Franks at Rest
Account of the funeral of Chief of Police Harry Houston Franks, held at his home at Third and Royden Streets, with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
Historical Accounts
The Year 1846 - Camden, NJ
The First Presbyterian Church effected a permanent organization on June 25, 1846.