People
Mike Rozier
Mike Rozier was a star running back at Woodrow Wilson High School in Camden, won the 1983 Heisman Trophy at the University of Nebraska, and played seven years with the Houston Oilers.
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Woodrow Wilson High School
People
Frank J. Blair
Staff Sergeant Frank J. Blair (1921–1944) of 987 North 23rd Street in Cramer Hill was a June 1940 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School who served as a B-24 crewman with the 374th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, based at Kunming, China. He was killed in action on July 13, 1944, and is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
People
John P. Gryckiewicz
John Paul Gryckiewicz (1918–2006) served 40 years with the Camden Fire Department, rising to captain of Engine Company 6, and was decorated for heroism in multiple rescues. A World War II Navy veteran, he served as a chief machinist mate aboard the Camden-built USS South Dakota.
People
George E. Schultz Jr.
Officer George E. Schultz Jr. (1942–1969) joined the Camden Police Department in November 1968 and was killed by a gunman on July 5, 1969 at the age of 26, alongside his Academy classmate Officer Charles Sutman.
Buildings
William Stanley Ablett Village
William Stanley Ablett Village is a 306-unit public housing project at River Road and State Street in the Cramer Hill section of Camden, built by the Housing Authority of the City of Camden during World War II and named for a Camden soldier killed in action in France during World War I.
People
Anthony Douglas Moffa
Camden Fire Department Battalion Chief who served the City of Camden for 38 years, rising from firefighter to battalion chief; a 1957 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School.
People
John Lozowski
John Lozowski, Private, VMSB-341, U.S. Marine Corps, was killed on April 8, 1943, when his plane crashed at Atlantic Field, North Carolina. He is buried at St. Joseph Cemetery in Gloucester Township, NJ. He had lived at 1143 Sheridan Street in Camden, NJ.
Historical Accounts
The Story of the Gottlieb Family
As Told by Dr. Stuart Gottlieb M.D. Since I grew up in Camden and worked with my dad at the family business on Mt Vernon St. from the time that I could hold a knife, about age 7 (1947),the site visit was particularly nostalgic.
Schools
Woodrow Wilson High School
Woodrow Wilson High School at 3100 Federal Street in East Camden, New Jersey, opened as a junior high in 1930 and became a high school in 1933; now Eastside High.
Streets
Carman Street
Carman Street ran from Broadway through East Camden to Woodrow Wilson High School at South 31st Street, named for William Carman whose home stood at the corner of Broadway and Federal Street until 1902.
People
Robert A. Stanton
Robert A. Stanton, known as Bob to his friends, grew up on Park Boulevard in Camden's Parkside section and graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School in 1940.
Schools
Alfred Cramer Elementary School
Alfred Cramer Elementary School at 2800 Mickle Street in East Camden opened in 1913 as the Eastside School and was later named for developer Alfred Cramer.
People
William Grover Wearshing
William Grover "Worm" Wearshing, born on August 20, 1906, in New Jersey to William and Nellie Wearshing, was known by his middle name from an early age.
Streets
Boyd Street
Boyd Street runs through East Camden parallel to Marlton Avenue, from Carman Street to the Pennsauken city limits. Originally named Pfeiffer Street before 1924, it gained notoriety in the late 1980s and 1990s as part of the open-air drug market known as "the Alley."
Historical Accounts
Memory of 274 Boyd Street
Adele Freedman Siegal recalls living at 274 Boyd Street from the late 1930s to 1950, attending Cramer School and Woodrow Wilson High School, where she graduated as valedictorian in June 1941.
Streets
Bergen Avenue
Bergen Avenue runs through the Cramer Hill section of Camden from Cleveland Avenue north to Farragut Avenue near the Delaware River, likely named for Martin V. Bergen or Christopher A. Bergen, prominent Camden legal figures in the late 1800s.
Streets
35th Street
35th Street runs from the Delaware River south to River Avenue, then resumes east of the Pavonia railroad switching yard and again beyond Westfield Avenue, reaching Federal Street and continuing three blocks to Highland Avenue at the Pennsauken border. It is North 35th Street above Federal and South 35th below.
Streets
34th Street
34th Street runs from the Delaware River south to Highland Avenue at the Pennsauken border. It is North 34th Street above Federal and South 34th below.
Streets
31st Street
31st Street spans from the Delaware River through Cramer Hill and East Camden, with no addresses outside Cramer Hill since the early 1920s. It is North 31st Street above Federal and South 31st below.
Streets
30th Street
Thirtieth Street runs from the Delaware River south, across River Road to the Pavonia railroad switching yard, then to Westfield Avenue and on to Federal Street, and to the intersection of Line Street and Beacon Avenue, just above Waldorf Street. It is North 30th Street above Federal and South 30th below.
People
Raymond E. Banford
Raymond E. Banford, born on January 3, 1918, in Camden, New Jersey, entered the world to William and Verna Banford, initially residing at 26 Marlton Avenue in 1918.
Historical Accounts
Rampage in Camden
By Katherine Ramsland A Preconceived Plan It seemed a petty grievance, but it was also a turning point. As soon as he saw the missing gate, just installed that day, he knew that his life would change.
People
Jesthroe Hunt
Jesthroe Hunt's life story is deeply intertwined with the history of Camden, New Jersey, and serves as a testament to the city's cultural and societal evolution throughout the 20th century.
Streets
20th Street
Twentieth Street runs through Cramer Hill and East Camden, from Harrison Avenue to Bank Street, established by the 1887–1888 Camden City Directory. In 1954, fourteen homes with South 20th Street addresses were added when McGuire Gardens public housing was built; they were demolished and redeveloped in the 1990s.
Schools
Camden High School
Camden High School opened in 1918 at Park and Baird Boulevards in Camden, NJ, designed by architects Arthur Truscott and Paul A. Davis III.
Historical Accounts
Remembering Camden - Hotel Walt Whitman
A collection of remembrances by Catherine Casselman Greenhart, Camden High School Class of 1942. You have a picture of the H. Genet Taylor residence on Cooper Street .
People
Howard Unruh
While Unruh has been commonly referred to as America's first mass shooter , this could be a misnomer.
East Camden
East Camden
Originally a part of Stockton Township , the area that is now known as East Camden was merged into Camden proper in 1899 along with the neighborhood now known as Cramer Hill .
People
Robert E. Allenbach
ROBERT E. ALLENBACH was the Chief of Police in Camden, New Jersey from 1998 through 2004.
Streets
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.
Streets
Federal Street
Federal Street, originally called Joseph Cooper's Lane, is one of the primary east-west streets in Camden, running from the Delaware River waterfront through Stockton Township to Mount Holly. The intersection of Federal Street and Broadway is considered the center of center city Camden.
People
Joseph Acquaro
JOSEPH "JOE" ACQUARO grew up in Camden, New Jersey. He was the son of Biagio "Benny" Acquaro and the former Frances Petrella.
People
George Ackerle
GEORGE ACKERLE was born December 14, 1920 in New Jersey. He was one of at least seven children born to Paul F. and Anna Ackerle. The Ackerles lived in Deptford NJ through at least April of 1930.
Historical Accounts
Hot Stovers Baseball Club of South Jersey 2012 Banquet Program
2012 INDUCTEES JOE ACQUARO Joe Acquaro has been involved in South Jersey baseball for more than five decades.
People
Robert T. Abbott
ROBERT T. ABBOTT was born in Salem, New Jersey on March 21, 1869 to Benjamin P. Abbott and his wife, the former Beulah Horner.
Historical Accounts
East Camden Memories
Ron Blizard's recollections of growing up in East Camden in the 1950s and 1960s — Tony the Barber's shop on Westfield Avenue, Mrs. Molotsky at Garfield School, Brand's grocery on Dudley Street, a boy's life around Dudley Grange Park, and Mr. Motzer's Latin class at Davis Junior High School.
Historical Accounts
More Bergen Avenue Memories
I just reviewed the Bergen Avenue site again. Ok, so my parents bought 1021 Bergen from the Kennedy family in 1953. My parents lived in the white house, one house from Engles Lot.
Historical Accounts
East Camden Memories
Jill Petris Lamparella's memoir of growing up in East Camden in the 1950s — 139 North 32nd Street, Roles Court Apartments, Dudley Grange Park, the Henry H. Davis School, and the shops of 27th Street.
Historical Accounts
Camden's Railroads the Topic of Stanton's New Book
Camden Courier-Post - January 4, 2008 By Thomas A. Bergbauer , for the Courier-Post Our friend in Seminole, Fla., is at it again. Camden native Robert A. Stanton has published another book about his beloved city.
News Articles
Anthony Douglas Moffa Obituary
Obituary of Anthony Douglas Moffa of Voorhees, a 38-year veteran of the Camden Fire Department who rose from firefighter to battalion chief. He died October 23, 2007 at age 68.
Historical Accounts
Bergen Avenue Memories
We moved to Bergen "Avenue" in 1953. We lived at 1021 Bergen Avenue which is still there. There used to be a red house [1017 Bergen Avenue — ed.] next to the lot which was Engle's Bar. The lot belonged to the bar.
News Articles
Alfred R. Pierce, Obituary
Camden Courier-Post - September 16, 2005 Former Mayor of the City of Camden from 1959 through 1969, died on September 14, 2005 at the Masonic Home of New Jersey in Burlington.
News Articles
25 Years Later, Prep Football Game Shootout Resonates
By Kevin Callahan Although he would rise to the pinnacle of college football just four years later by winning the Heisman Trophy, Mike Rozier 's last play for Woodrow Wilson High School was spent looking down in the dirt on the field that would later bear his name.
Historical Accounts
Joe Acquaro Anecdote
My father, Biagio Acquaro , had a self-owned business at 2713 Federal Street in East Camden , from the 1940's through the late 1960's. His establishment was called "Federal Hat Cleaning.
News Articles
4 Camden Teenagers Killed In Car Dive From Berlin Span
Camden Courier-Post - March 19, 1963 Driver, 5 Others Survive Four Camden teenagers were killed and six others injured shortly after 8 p.m. Monday when the car in which they were riding crashed off a bridge in Berlin Borough.