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S.S.E. Cowperthwaite, Sewing Machines, etc. 221 Federal Street ONE of the oldest business concerns in Camden is that of S.S. E. Cowperthwaite, located at No. 221 Federal St., and well known throughout the city and country.
STEPHEN PARSONS came to Camden in 1844. He operated a hotel at Federal Street and Front Street , near the Federal Street Ferry with partner Richard Cake which was known as Woolston's Hotel.
The Hotel Ridgway at Delaware Avenue and Market Street in Camden, NJ, was built in 1849 as the West Jersey Hotel and operated into the 1950s.
Camden Banking The Farmers and Mechanics Bank was organized with a capital of $300,000 on March 31, 1855. The banking house at the southeast corner of Front and Market Streets was built at the cost of $18,000.