Behind the Victory Flagpole The good old days
Oh yes, the good old days! They were probably back in the 1900s and 1920s. People back then were ingenious in knowing how to get along with simple things and …
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Articles pertaining to historical information to the Camden neighborhoods.
Behind the Victory Flagpole Knox and Logan Streets
Knox Knocks This Camden street was named after Henry Knox, an American military officer; born in Boston on July 25, 1750. For his signal service at Yorktown he …
Behind the Victory Flagpole Two popular streets — Dupont and Emerson Avenues
The first street name I’ll talk about is Dupont Avenue. Samuel Francis Dupont was an American naval officer born in Bergen Point, New Jersey, September 27, …
Behind the Victory Flagpole It’s humming on Humboldt
Back when I was a teenager – some umpteen hundred years ago, I used to ride my bike down the “Drive” to Camden. On the way down I came to a …
Behind the Victory Flagpole The School’s Secret
Go down the “Drive” until you come to the Osseo Road and turn north. Go down approximately two or three miles, cross the border of Brooklyn Center …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – the progressive Christmas
“Over the river, and through the wood, to grandfather’s house we go; The horse knows the way, to carry the sleigh, through the white and drifted snow.” …
Behind the Victory Flagpole B Stands for Bryant— Our alphabet streets
William Cullen Bryant, an American poet was born November 3, 1794, in Cummington, Massachusetts. His father, a man of great literary culture, …
Behind the Victory Flagpole — “C” stands for Colfax
It’s time to reveal another alphabet street in Camden. As you know, the streets of Camden had different names and were changed in 1873 during the …
Behind the Victory Flagpole – Free on Fremont
Oh don’t you wish it was free! Then everyone would want to live on Fremont. The truth is that Fremont Avenue was named for John Charles …