Title: Camden County, New Jersey
First published: 2001
Description: A historic overview of Camden County New Jersey, along the Delaware River opposite Philadelphia. Traces the history of the area and it's communities from the Native Americans, early Quaker settlements, through the 20th Century. A socialio-economic study of how communities develop and progress, and how this particular area affected and was affected by history. Includes information on the early Newton Quaker settlement (later Collingswood, Haddon Twp, Haddonfield, and Pennsauken), Camden City, and other areas. Jeffery M. Dorwart is a professor of history at Rutgers University, Camden.
Subjects: History, Rutgers University, Camden County, New Jersey, community, Quaker, Quakers Newton Colony, Cooper, Camden, Haddonfield, Elizabeth Haddon, Collingswood, Haddon Township, Haddon Heights, Audubon, Philadelphia, Barrington, Lawnside, Somerdale, Runnemede, New jersey, history
Places: Camden County (N.J.), Philadelphia, Camden, New Jersey, South Jersey, West Jersey, Delaware River, Collingswood, Haddonfield, Haddon
Time periods: 1626-2000
LC classification: F142.C16 D675 2001