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1913 Program for the Formal Opening of the Y.M.C.A. Building

Inside of the program -

Current appearance of 6 N. Marion Ave., built as the first Wenonah School building in 1878, next, in 1894, when the stone school building was put into use, used as Noblit's Hall and sometimes called the Wenonah Opera House, followed by its use in 1913 as the Y.M.C.A. Building and in 1922 as the American Legion building until the American Legion began using the old railroad station for meetings when it was sold and has since been used as a residence.

Peddle House circa 1880

The Peddle House at the northwest corner of Mantua Ave and Clinton Ave circa 1880, 7 E. Mantua Ave. --- Courtesy of the WHS Museum

Henry G. Peddle and his wife Laura Shull Peddle


These two photos taken at 7 E. Mantua Ave. were included in the donation from Brad Heaney.

Wenonah 1874

Wenonah 1874. Courtesy of WHS Museum.

Description of photo by Frank Gramenzi.
Mantua Ave there to the left looking east towards Glassboro Road. Small white fence (above rail cars) is the edge of the park, The Wenonah House upper right. Photographer standing on S West Ave by Post Office.

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Wenonah House, circa 1872

Here's the program for Wenonah's very first July 4th celebration. It's from 1872, the same year the Wenonah House was opened and the year before Wenonah was incorporated. In 1872, there were 10 houses in Wenonah and during the summer season, the 40-room Wenonah House was fully booked. Two more items that you may find interesting: the celebration started at 5:00 AM and ended at 11:30 PM --- a full 18 1/2 hours; and dinner and supper could be purchased from the Wenonah House for 75 cents and 50 cents, respectively.

Photo courtesy of WHS.

Sinclair Station, circa 1960

Some very nice photos were donated on May 3, 2015, to the WHS Museum by Cindy Norris, the daughter of Ed and Nancy Fredrick. This one is of the Sinclair Station, which was located on the corner of W Mantua Ave and S West Ave. I remember it well and I'm sure many of you do, too,

Sinclair leaped ahead of most of its competitors with H-C, the industry's original high octane premium gasoline for motor cars.

Deed for Lot 4 Section S S, now 301 W. Mantua Avenue.

Here's one of many original deeds in the WHS Museum of early land transactions in Wenonah. This deed is for a lot sold by George W. Bailey to The Mantua Land and Improvement Company in 1886. The lot, which is at the northwest corner of Mantua Ave and Lincoln Ave, was sold for $300. (Note that Lincoln Ave was once known as Hamilton Ave.)

Click on the links below to look at the rest of the deed.

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