People
George Birch
George Birch was born on May 10, 1905, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His father either passed away or abandoned the family, leaving George's mother, Katherine Halligan, an illiterate Irish immigrant, to raise him alone.
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Trenton Avenue
Streets
Penn Street
Penn Street runs east from the Delaware River to North 12th Street in Camden. It first appears in the 1867 city directory, and once traversed a significant part of the city.
Streets
Laet's Lane
Laet's Lane appears as an un-named alley on the 1891 Sanborn Map, running from Trenton Avenue toward Haddon Avenue between 539 and 541 Trenton Avenue until new houses cut it off from Haddon Avenue.
Streets
Seward Street
Seward Street is one of Camden's "forgotten streets," though it still exists on the map. The page includes the 1905 Sanborn Map showing it near Blaine Street, Trenton Avenue and Haddon Avenue.
Streets
Arch Street
Arch Street ran from Delaware Avenue to North 5th Street between Federal and Market Streets in downtown Camden. Formerly known as Plum Street, it was home to Oetzel's Saloon, the Genova Cafe, the Collings Carriage Company, and the Camden Fire Department headquarters at 5th and Arch.
News Articles
Margaret Oberst Bride of Mr. West
Miss Margaret M. Oberst, the pretty and talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Oberst, of 809 South Fifth street, was married yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in SS. Peter and Paul's Church, St. John and Spruce streets, to Mr. James B. West, Jr., a prominent plumber and stepson of John McGowan, of 501 Trenton avenue.