July 4th Parade (Blue Ribbon)

Congratulations to Frank Lodge. 

The Haddonfield Celebrations Association awarded the 65 Club “First Place” in the Organizations and Floats category. The Club’s marchers carried a 90 foot long timeline showing events in Haddonfield’s history.

Our Blue Ribbon Effort!!!

Haddonfield Over Time  [Large, double wide sign] 1680 Burlington ● Camden Road  “Kings Highway” 1682 Francis Collins ● Farm and Home “Mountwell” 1701 Elizabeth Haddon ● Arrives-marries  John Estaugh 1702 1722 Friends ● Meetinghouse  Haddon Avenue 1730s Kings Highway ● Route changed to present location 1750 Indian King ● Tavern Opens 1764 Fire Company ● Second in U.S. July, 1777 NJ Statehood ● Declared at Indian King June, 1778 Skirmish ● British win, camp in Haddonfield 1779 Joseph Kay ● Dam and Mill at Evans Pond 1786 Friends School ● Haddon Avenue 1803 Library Company ● Current building completed 1919 1805 John Thompson ● Pottery  Potter Street 1809 Grove School ● Public school  Grove Street 1818 Baptist Church ● and cemetery Kings Highway 1842 Haddon/Estaugh ● Wood Lane home rebuilt after fire

1847 Toll Road ●  Haddon Avenue  Three toll booths 1850 Population: 844 ● 1990:2776   1950:10,495    2000:11,659 1853 Railroad ● Camden to Atlantic City 1857 Hadrosaurus ● Bones declared to be dinosaur 1873 Local Option Law ● Sale of alcohol prohibited 1875 Borough formed ● Separated from Newton Township 1883 Bancroft School ● For learning and emotional help 1890 Electric Company ● Evenings only!  Sold to ‘PSEG’ 1903 1896-1932 Electric Trolley ● Haddonfield to Camden ferry 1896-1921 Country Club ● Near Mt Vernon Avenue 1908-1927 Old High School ● 10 Classrooms Lincoln Avenue 1908-1972 Haddon Ice & Coal ● Earlier ice: Evans, Hopkins Ponds 1913-1973 Mountwell Pool ● Stream dammed Cement pool 1937 1921 Tavistock leaves ● Wanted golf on Sunday 1927 Memorial H.S. ● Old high school now junior school 1943 Fargo Land ● Acquired from Haddon Township 1955 65 Club formed ● Clubhouse on Rhoads Avenue Credit: “Lost Haddonfield” ● Published 1989 Historical Society

A final sign “2013 Bancroft Vote ● Purchase Rejected” mocked progress on the Bancroft acquisition. The sign was carried on a scooter which also dragged a string of clanging noise makers.

Parade committee chairman Frank Lodge thanks Al Schmidt, Bernie Schaming, and Mike Underwood for their detailed review of the draft proposal and their very valuable suggestions.  Frank also thanks Jay Cokos for the “mocking Bancroft progress” suggestion, Al Schmidt who arrived at 6:30am to set up, and the many marchers: John Biondi, Joe Coelho, Jay Cokos, Jim Dunn, Dennis Kille, Henry Leimkuler, Larry Lyford, Ted Mastrogiovani, Tom Mervine, Bill Reilly, Mike Underwood, Fred Willis, Neil Wise, a son, and a grandson.  Bill Brown, Butch Rementer, Neal Tully, Bob Parsons, and Bernie Schaming, although unable to march with us, stopped by during setup to wish us the best.   

Well done Frank, and all those who helped and marched in parade.