Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum

The Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum is a maritime museum scheduled to open in the Waterfront South neighborhood of Camden, New Jersey, across the Delaware River from Philadelphia in September 2016.

The Museum's main building is the former Church of our Savior, and its grounds include land once owned by the New York Shipbuilding Co., which is said to have been, at one time, was the largest shipbuilder in the world.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Genovese, Peter (28 February 2014). "Hope floats: In nation's most dangerous city, Camden kids build boats, trust, confidence". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Riordan, Kevin (17 July 2016). "In Camden, new museum to enshrine city's maritime history". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

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Coordinates: 39°55′14″N 75°07′10″W / 39.920548°N 75.119328°W / 39.920548; -75.119328

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