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A Wenonah Building with many uses

Larry Smith wrote:
You may recognize this building on Mantua Ave. The photo was taken when it was a Lutheran church. Did you know the building was moved from N. Clinton Ave. where it was used by the adjacent First Presbyterian Church for Sunday school classes? Or, that after it was moved to its current location, it became Wenonah's first public library?

8 West Mantua Ave.


A 2019 Google Street view of 8 West Mantua Ave.

Early Wenonah Fire Engine

This photo of an early Wenonah fire truck was donated to the Wenonah Historical Society by Debra Higbee of the Pitman Memorabilia Committee. She received the photo from Pat Pearson McAvoy, the granddaughter of Frank S. Pearson, who manufactured trucks in Hurfville, NJ between 1920-1950.

See another photo of this engine and read more about the Wenonah Fire Company at the link below.

http://wenonahhistoricalsociety.org/Wenonah-fire-company

Horseback Riding in Wenonah

If you attended the January meeting of the Wenonah Historical Society, you heard Bob Sickels talk about the Virginia Riding Academy in Wenonah. I believe Bob said the academy was located on N Clinton Ave, north of Maple St. Paths went through the woods up there.

It turns out there were several places to ride horses in Wenonah in the 1930s. I found these clippings and photos in one of the boxes dropped off by Alex Pozza.

1879 Wenonah, one of Jersey's pleasant country seats

An interesting article on the front page of the Camden Daily Post on Aug 19, 1879.

"Wenonah,one of Jersey's pleasant country seats..."

Click on the PDF below to read the entire article.

From October 1880 there is an ad offering six cottages and a number of lots for sale in Wenonah.

An 1881 article covers a meeting of the Mantua Land and Improvement Company that brought the town into being.

Pan-American Corporation Bottling Beverages in Wenonah


A Pan-American Corporation bottle from Wenonah in the 1920s.

Larry Smith wrote:
According to Marjorie Lentz's "Wenonah," the Pan American Products Company had a factory in Wenonah. The company manufactured Matteen, a soft drink made of South American herbs.

Pan American Products' factory was located in a wooded area beyond the end of S. West Ave. The building was also at one time used as a soap factory, and later by Clark and Clark --- when it became known as the "pill factory."

Extreme Clipper "Eagle Wing" Model by Andrew W. Carey

Andrew W. Carey built one of the first 3 houses in Wenonah at 11 N. Clinton Ave. He also made this replica of a clipper ship around the same time that Wenonah was created.

Clipper ship named "Eagle Wing" Built in 1853 and lost with all hands in 1865. See a painting of it and read more at the link below. The painting and model are a good match.

https://www.vallejogallery.com/item.php?id=39

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