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Penns Grove and Carneys Point (NJ) (Postcard History Series)

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Penns Grove and Carneys Point offers an extraordinary glimpse back at life along the Delaware River. With a few 200 postcards from the past, this book unearths the history of Penns Grove and Carneys Point. Once, the river teemed with shad and sturgeon; fishing, canning, and shipping thrived here; Penns Grove become referred to as “the Caviar Capital of the World.” Tourists and guests arrived–among them march king John Philip Sousa, sharpshooter Annie Oakley, actor W. C. Fields, and gangster Al Capone. After wartime demands brought staff to the DuPont Powder Plant in Carneys Point, the riverside resort become native land to thousands. All of the at the same time as, guests and townsfolk alike shared their experiences on delightful postcards.

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