Camden County, New Jersey

About this book

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.