Along the Cooper River: Camden to Haddonfield (Images of America)

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The Cooper River is a meandering tributary of the Delaware River in Camden County with a wealthy cultural heritage. Along the Cooper River, English Quakers found secure haven from spiritual persecution in Colonial times, and General Washington’s soldiers fought for keep watch over of Cooper’s Ferry all the way through the American Revolution. The river used to be ideal for industry in Camden, where many immigrants worked within 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 specializes in the communities of Camden, Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield and the way every of them has played a unique role within the long and wealthy history of the river and its evolution into a nationally significant recreational area.

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