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    1. [NJCAMDEN-L] Ferry Trivia
    2. Thought I would submit the following portions of emails sent to me concerning the ferry for your reading pleasure. The names of the submitters have been left out to protect the innocent or guilty. Letter #1 Hello---another former Camdenite here. Although the Ferry was a bit before my time (I was born at Cooper Hospital in 1950---so we weren't switched at birth), my dad told stories of the Ferry that docked at Kaighn(s) Ave. in Camden. I know there were other areas, but I particularly remember Kaighn Ave because we had relatives who lived on that street. Letter #2 As I remember it, the ferry docked at the end of Mickle Blvd. where the Great New Jersey Aquarium and outdoor amphitheater now stand. That area was also home to the "main" Camden Post Office where my dad worked a short time after high school. And I can relate to all the trips to Philadelphia for the shopping sprees. The only thing that made the trip worth-while for me was the organ at Wanamakers. Remember that? Letter #3 > We tried to remember just where the Ferry > docked at in Camden. >From what I remember, the ferry docked at the foot of Market St. in Camden, too, just down the street (several blocks) from the old Stanley Theater at Broadway & Market. I was about 13 years old when the last ferry ran. I remember a couple of my girlfriends and I wanted to ride it one last time, but didn't have enough money between us that last day! Wes Hayman Hotchkiss, Co.

    10/03/1998 05:09:50