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#<strong>149</strong> • JUNE 21 TO JULY 12, 2024<br />
Around the Town<br />
haddonfield.today | 35<br />
Commemorating Black<br />
<strong>Haddonfield</strong> history<br />
By Matt Skoufalos / June 19, 2024<br />
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ABOUT IT!<br />
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▲ Portion of a map that shows 12 sites<br />
of significance related to Black history in<br />
<strong>Haddonfield</strong>.<br />
Few South Jersey communities are as knowledgeable<br />
and proud about their roots as <strong>Haddonfield</strong> is.<br />
Founded in 1713, the community of some 12,500 was<br />
established as a Quaker enclave that is home to the<br />
second-oldest volunteer fire company in the country, a<br />
crossroads of the American Revolution, and a site where<br />
early, intact dinosaur skeletons were recovered.<br />
Yet for as much as is known about the roots of the<br />
community and its historical significance to the state<br />
of New Jersey and the country itself, precious little is<br />
recounted about the contributions of its Black residents<br />
to those moments.<br />
For the past two years, however, a committed group<br />
of <strong>Haddonfield</strong> Memorial High School alums have<br />
partnered with the borough Historical Society and local<br />
high-schoolers to unearth those narratives.<br />
“We’re laymen who have passion for preserving<br />
history,” strategic communications specialist C.<br />
Adrienne Rhodes said.<br />
“It took a group of people who understood the impact<br />
of a lack of information on a ... Scan the QR n.
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