Centennial Celebration (1892-1992) - Pennsauken, NJ - Community Commemoration on Waymarking.com

Scrawled (painted) across the front of this, facing Haddonfield Road is the name of the town and its year of inception (1892) and the celebration year (1992). The slogan made for that year is beginning to pit, peel and rust a pit but it is definitely still there and in 95% good shape. I have been all over this town both waymarking and geocaching and as far as I can tell, this is the only remnant of the 1992 anniversary.

About the Town

Pennsauken is 12 square miles, bordered by the Delaware River, Cooper River, Cinnaminson, Palmyra, Camden, Merchantville, Collingswood and Cherry Hill. The town was incorporated in 1892 and currently is home to just under 35,500 residents and 1,200 businesses. SOURCE

History

The Lenni Lenape people (American Indians) settled this area thousands of year before us. Our roads and names of some of our towns come from them. Their initial trails developed into many of our roads including Haddonfield Road which runs through the center of this town. There is a neat little marker about 4 miles away due south which explains the origins of this area including the story of the Lenape people. ALthough the exact origin of the name Pennsauken is unclear, I have read many sources which attribute it to these native Americans.

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