Along the Cooper River: Camden to Haddonfield

by Robert A. Shinn

Overview

Journey through South Jersey towns and villages along the Cooper River, and their unique role in the long and rich history of the area.

The Cooper River is a meandering tributary of the Delaware River in Camden County with a rich cultural heritage. Along the Cooper River, English Quakers found safe haven from religious persecution in Colonial times, and General Washington's soldiers fought for control of Cooper's Ferry during the American Revolution. The river was ideal for industry in Camden, where many immigrants worked in the factories along its banks. From 1925 to 1928, landscape architect Charles Leavitt Jr. designed the plans for the 550-acre Cooper River Park. From 1935 to 1939, Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration carried out the plans to create open, gently sloping landscapes and wooded areas for recreation by dredging meadows and tidal wetlands. Along the Cooper River: Camden to Haddonfield focuses on the communities of Camden, Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield and how each of them has played a unique role in the long and rich history of the river and its evolution into a nationally significant recreational area.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467122696
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/26/2015
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Sales rank:	1,049,322
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Historic preservation advocates Robert A. Shinn, a Camden County Historical Society board member, and Kevin Cook compiled this book with images from local historical societies and other collections to chronicle the river's heritage.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 The Original People and Cooper's Ferry 9

2 Haddonfield 19

3 Camden Industry 37

4 Ferries and the Delaware River Bridge 49

5 Recreation along the Cooper River 59

6 Bridges, Boulevard, and Airport 75

7 The Parkway Plan and Munn's Meadow Park 87

8 Pennypacker Park and the Civilian Conservation Corps 99

9 The Works Progress Administration Builds Cooper River Lake 107

10 Cooper River Park 117

Bibliography 127