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  2. Camden, New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Camden is a city in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan region. 21 The city was incorporated on February 13, 1828. 22 Camden has been the county seat of Camden County 23 since the county's formation on March 13, 1844. 22 The city derives its name from Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden. 24 ...

  3. History of Camden, New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Camden was incorporated as a city on February 13, 1828, from portions of Newton Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County. In 1832, Camden Township was created as a township coextensive with Camden City. The township existed until it was repealed in 1848.

  4. Camden County, New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Its county seat is Camden. [1] As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's ninth-most populous county, [5] [6] with a population of 523,485, [3] [7] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 9,828 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 513,657, [8] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,725 (0.9%) from the ...

  5. Joseph Cooper House - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Cooper House is located in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States. The house was built in 1695 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 14, 1973, for its significance in architecture. [3] A fire, about 2005, destroyed the roof. The ruins of the building are planned to become a pavilion in the surrounding park.

  6. Mayors of Camden, New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    Frank Moran (2018–2021) Dana Redd (2010–2018) Gwendolyn Faison (2000–2010) Milton Milan (1997–2000). Milton Milan was the third mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption within the past 20 years. [2] Arnold Webster (1993–1997). Arnold Webster was the second mayor of Camden to be indicted for corruption. He "pleaded guilty to ...

  7. List of historical Camden County, New Jersey municipalities

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    Haddon Township * (1865) Monroe Township (1859 - ceded to Gloucester County upon founding) Newton Township (1844) 1871: Newton Township was dissolved. Pennsauken Township * (1892) Township formed. [7] Stockton Township (1859) Township was incorporated. [1] 1874: Township ceded land for formation of the borough of Merchantville.

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden ...

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    This is intended to be a complete list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Camden County, New Jersey. Latitude and longitude coordinates of the sites listed on this page may be displayed in an online map. [1] This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted June 14, 2024.

  9. History of New Jersey - Wikipedia

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    The history of what is now New Jersey begins at the end of the Younger Dryas, about 15,000 years ago. Native Americans moved into New town reversal of the Younger Dryas; before then an ice sheet hundreds of feet thick had made the area of northern New Jersey uninhabitable. European contact began with the exploration of the Jersey Shore by ...