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Taylor Avenue

1885 insurance map of the 300 block of Taylor Avenue between South 3rd and South 4th streets, with Bridge Avenue below.

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Taylor Avenue

Taylor Avenue, once called Taylor's Avenue, ran from South Front Street to Hudson Street just south of Federal Street. Laid out by 1850, it was cleared from about 1970 for the Camden County Jail and Hall of Justice.

November 4, 2026·11 min read

Martin B. Carrigan

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Martin Carrigan

Martin B. Carrigan, born in Pennsylvania in July 1872, was appointed to the Camden Fire Department in 1904, rose to Captain, and died in the line of duty on January 19, 1922 of injuries sustained fighting the Kaighn Avenue fire.

September 11, 2026·3 min read

Looking east on the 200 block of Burns Street the day after the Poet's Row fire

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Burns Street

Burns Street was in Camden's Poet's Row neighborhood, named for Robert Burns. Three blocks of row homes built in the 1890s, all destroyed in the catastrophic Poet's Row fire of August 1972.

April 8, 2025·6 min read

Streets

Erie Street

Erie Street in North Camden runs from Beach Avenue to 9th Street, crossing Delaware Avenue, Point, Front, Segal, and the numbered streets 2nd through 9th.

July 16, 2024·1 min read

Looking west on Beckett Street from West Street, December 2004

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Beckett Street

Beckett Street, named for Henry and Mary Beckett who owned land in South Camden around 1853, originally ran from Front Street to West Street. After 1947 the eastern portion was demolished for an industrial building; today it runs only from South 3rd Street to West Street.

April 20, 2024·5 min read

804 Cooper Street - Baird Family Home - 1893

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Old Cooper Street

Reprinted from the series of stories of Camden's earlier days, under the title Sixty Years in Camden County - Gosh! by Will Paul, appearing in The Community news, of Merchantville, NJ.

June 16, 2023·52 min read

Thomas R Allibone Civil War Pension Card

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Thomas R. Allibone

THOMAS R. ALLIBONE was one of the original members of the Camden Fire Department, entering service on September 2, 1869 as an extra man with Engine Company 1 .

September 23, 2021·1 min read

Hospital Cases roundup, Camden Courier-Post, February 3, 1956

Hospital Cases

Cooper and West Jersey hospital cases reported in the Camden Courier-Post of February 3, 1956, including Rita Procacci of 1125 South 3rd Street, treated for burns of the right hand.

February 3, 1956·1 min read

Camden Courier-Post, April 5, 1952: Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods

Burglary Victims Recover $4360 In Stolen Goods

Camden detectives returned about $4360 in stolen goods to burglary victims at City Hall in April 1952 and held parolee George Wilmer as the suspected daytime "phantom burglar."

April 5, 1952·3 min read

Hospital Cases

Emergency room cases at Cooper Hospital and West Jersey Hospital on February 14, 1938, including Mary DiVincenzo of 311 Beckett Street.

February 14, 1938·1 min read

Truck Driver Freed In Death of Girl

Injury on Haddon Avenue Held Not Willful by Court After Testimony A directed verdict of acquittal in Camden Criminal Court yesterday freed a Clementon driver of the "willful death" of an Audubon girl who died from injuries suffered when struck by his truck.

February 9, 1938·2 min read

False Alarm Leads to Arrest of Three

A false fire alarm for a smoking stove at 230 Taylor Avenue led police to a 17-year-old girl hiding in a closet; she was held for vagrancy and two others as material witnesses.

February 21, 1936·1 min read

Newspaper clipping: Feitz First Cop Slain Here; 6 Others Survived Wounds, Camden Evening Courier, Sept. 3, 1934

Feitz First Cop Slain Here; 6 Others Survived Wounds

The murder of Detective William Feitz by bandits marked the first slaying of a policeman in the history of the Camden department; police records showed three other members had been shot, two stabbed and a sixth beaten with an iron pipe, but all survived.

September 3, 1934·2 min read

Camden Man Stabbed, Assailant Is Caught, Camden Courier-Post, August 14, 1933.

Camden Man Stabbed, Assailant Is Caught

Jesse Brown stabbed in a quarrel on Taylor Avenue; his alleged assailant caught on Camden Bridge after Jennie Worona of 208 Burns Street told police where the knife was thrown.

August 14, 1933·1 min read

Newspaper clipping: Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police

Murphy and Pedigree To End Long Service With Camden Police

Sergeant Thomas J. Murphy and switchboard operator Joseph "Si" Pedigree of 49 South Twenty-seventh Street were among 13 Camden policemen and firemen retiring on pension before the first of 1933, and Mayor Roy R. Stewart said none of the vacancies would be filled. Camden Courier-Post, October 8, 1932.

October 8, 1932·4 min read

Police Raid House

Thomas Fleeyne of 515 Taylor Avenue was jailed for 50 days in default of a $50 fine after police raided his home; two men were fined as inmates and John Kershaw forfeited bail.

March 28, 1932·1 min read

Hotel Holdup Denied By 3 On Witness Stand, Camden Evening Courier, December 2, 1930.

Hotel Holdup Denied By 3 On Witness Stand

Rollie Waterhouse, Joseph McKenna and Ralph Endt, on trial for the November 21 Hotel Camden holdup, testified they were gambling in Gloucester; the state called three taxi fares, among them Joseph Dent of 318 Taylor Avenue.

December 2, 1930·6 min read

2 Camden Men Held for Chicken Stealing, Camden Courier-Post, February 18, 1928.

2 Camden Men Held for Chicken Stealing

William Hill, alias Dill, and Henry Wilson, both of 230 Taylor Avenue, were committed to the county jail in default of $2,000 bail each, charged with stealing chickens from Delaware township farmers.

February 18, 1928·1 min read

Newspaper clipping "When Gleason Wore Curls": Sergeant Wright Cox recalls Kid Gleason as a boy in curls.

When Gleason Wore Curls

Police stable sergeant Wright Cox recalls "Kid" Gleason as a curly-haired boy and later the scrappiest kid in the Third Ward, including an incident at a tavern at Second and Taylor Avenue.

March 5, 1926·1 min read

Downtown Way column, Camden Daily Courier, March 2, 1924: a chimney fire, a funeral and a cake sale.

Downtown Way

A local column reporting a chimney flue fire at 208 Taylor Avenue, the private funeral of Christopher Yeager of 1233 Jackson Street, and a homemade cake sale at St. John's Episcopal church.

March 2, 1924·1 min read

Cases Treated at the Homeopathic, Camden Daily Courier, June 23, 1913

Cases Treated at the Homeopathic

Hospital case log from Camden's Homeopathic Hospital, including Frank Jones, 3, of 607 Avon Street, who had a stone removed from his left nostril.

June 23, 1913·1 min read

Item on Detective Brothers finding stolen silverware in a pawnshop, Philadelphia Inquirer, December 23, 1910.

Detective Brothers Recovers Stolen Silverware

Detective Brothers located in a Philadelphia pawnshop silverware and other articles stolen from the home of Mrs. Emma Thompson of 210 Taylor Avenue.

December 23, 1910·1 min read

Item on the funerals of Albert Anderson and Michael Kelly, killed by a falling steel girder, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 27, 1907.

Funerals of Anderson and Kelly

The funerals of Albert Anderson of Rosedale and Michael Kelly of 410 Taylor Avenue, killed by a falling steel girder, took place; Kelly was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Camden.

January 27, 1907·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer, March 19, 1906 -- Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze

Three Firemen Met Death in Camden Blaze

Three firemen — George Shields, William Hillman, and William Jobes — are killed and nine people injured when fire destroys the old Sixth Regiment Armory in Camden.

March 19, 1906·6 min read

Death notice for Mrs. Mary Sines, Public Ledger, March 26, 1903, funeral from 306 Taylor Avenue.

Sines

Death notice for Mrs. Mary Sines, who died March 23, 1903; funeral services were held at the family residence, 306 Taylor Avenue, with private interment at Bethel Cemetery.

March 26, 1903·1 min read

Camden News Notes newspaper clipping

Camden News Notes — December 30, 1902

Camden briefs for December 30, 1902, including the $5 fines imposed on six men captured in a gambling den by Police Captain Stanley and a squad of officers.

December 30, 1902·1 min read

Philadelphia Inquirer clipping, May 14, 1900, Destructive Work of Flames in Camden - Taylor Avenue fire

Boys Playing With Matches Started a Big Fire

Boys playing with matches behind the Market House on Federal Street started the biggest fire in Camden's history on May 13, 1900, destroying nearly half a hundred buildings along Federal Street and Taylor Avenue before four Philadelphia engine companies helped master it.

May 14, 1900·9 min read

Over in Camden, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 31, 1899: six short Camden police and accident items.

Over in Camden

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Camden roundup of July 31, 1899: Theodore Shaw of 434 Henry street sent home from Cooper Hospital after a stabbing, a tandem-bicycle scorching arrest on the Mt. Ephraim pike, and a gasoline-stove fire at Albert K. Snyder's restaurant at 311 Kaighn avenue.

July 31, 1899·1 min read

Newspaper notice that James Guilford of 110 Taylor Avenue has disappeared, Philadelphia Inquirer, October 30, 1898.

James Guilford Disappearance

Police were notified of the disappearance of James Guilford of 110 Taylor Avenue, Camden, an employee of Harper Brothers of Tenth and Walnut streets, Philadelphia.

October 30, 1898·1 min read

Death notice for Harry Sines, Public Ledger, May 4, 1898, funeral from 306 Taylor Avenue.

Sines

Death notice for Harry Sines, 22, who died suddenly on May 1, 1898; the funeral was held from his grandmother Mrs. Mary Sines's home at 306 Taylor Avenue, with interment at Bethel Cemetery.

May 4, 1898·1 min read

Camden Post, May 24, 1895: report on the sentencing of policy dealers including Harriet Smith.

Policy Sentencing

Judge Vroom sentenced policy writers Walter Garwood, Harriett Smith, William Parker and Washington Ketline despite Harry S. Scovel's plea for leniency, and refused Joseph Swing of 509 Taylor Avenue and John Cochran as Ketline's bondsmen.

May 24, 1895·2 min read

William Ferguson Obituary - 1894-10-23

Passed to Eternity's Shores

Camden Courier-Post - October 23, 1894 Age and Youth Falls Before the Grim Reaper's Sickle The funeral of John Haas , aged 55 years, the proprietor of the Junction Hotel, takes place this afternoon from his late residence, Sixth and Bridge avenue .

October 23, 1894·2 min read

Sympathy notice for Mr. and Mrs. John A. Horne on the death of their infant son, Camden Daily Courier, October 23, 1894.

Sympathy Notice — John A. Horne

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Horne received the sympathy of friends on the death of their eight-month-old son, John W. A.; the funeral was to take place from their home at 414 Taylor Avenue.

October 23, 1894·1 min read

Camden News Condensed column, Philadelphia Inquirer, August 30, 1893, three short local items.

Camden News Condensed

John Fitzgerald of 511 Taylor Avenue was reported missing; the Republican Senatorial and Sheriff's conventions were set for September 28; and West Jersey Railroad brakeman Edward Selab was injured at Glassboro.

August 30, 1893·1 min read

Notes from Camden column, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 11, 1891

Notes from Camden

A Philadelphia Inquirer column of September 11, 1891: the end of the Camden dog catcher's season, the death of liquor dealer Hugh Morgan, a Ladies' Base Ball Club game ending with stones thrown at Haddon avenue station, and a false-arrest suit against Policemen Ben Thomas and Josiah Sage.

September 11, 1891·2 min read

Attacked With a Butcher Knife, Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 1889, about William McCann of 124 Taylor Avenue.

Attacked With a Butcher Knife

William McCann of 124 Taylor Avenue came home drunk, slashed at his son Robert with a butcher knife and cut neighbor John Tweedy, who had come to quiet the fight. Officer Harry Miller arrested him.

November 12, 1889·1 min read

Item on Louisa Rudolph of 327 Taylor Avenue seeking a warrant against Lewis Rively over $150, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 13, 1889.

Warrant Sought Over $150 Taken From Camden Woman

Mrs. Louisa Rudolph of 327 Taylor Avenue applied to Justice Cassady for a warrant for Lewis Rively, who she said gained her confidence and made off with $150 of her earnings.

June 13, 1889·1 min read

Camden News column, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 20, 1888: Cooper Hospital patients and the attached yacht Bonnie Doon.

Camden News

Three Cooper Hospital admissions, including William Nefton of 215 Taylor's Avenue, injured at the Camden Iron Works, and the towing away of the yacht Bonnie Doon while it was under attachment.

June 20, 1888·1 min read

Serious Charge, Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 1870: Aaron Fowler arrested for allegedly poisoning children.

Serious Charge

Aaron Fowler was arrested on complaint of Mary Jane Cox of 525 Taylor's Avenue, charged with attempting to poison her children with what he called molasses candy.

March 18, 1870·1 min read

Friendship Engine & Hose Company No 1, Chambersburg, PA.

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Inception of the First Paid Fire Department in the US

During the Civil War, Camden purchased its first steam fire apparatus on June 4, 1864 the Independence Fire Company No. 3 purchased an Amoskeag steamer for $3250. This apparatus was a third class, single pump style with serial #92.

June 7, 1866·26 min read