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Timeline
[edit]- 1701 - Elizabeth Haddon arrives to oversee the land acquired by her father, John Haddon, a London Quaker and friend of William Penn. She names the area Haddonfield in honor of her father. A year later she marries John Estaugh, a Quaker missionary.
- 1713 - The Estaughs build a brick mansion on what is now Wood Lane in Haddonfield.
- 1721 - First Quaker meetinghouse is erected on land deeded by John Haddon.
- 1762 - Elizabeth Haddon dies.
- 1764 - The volunteer Friendship Fire Co., now known as Haddon Fire Co. No. 1, is formed.
- 1777 - With British and Colonial armies fighting in Trenton, the New Jersey Assembly reconvenes at the Indian King Tavern in Haddonfield to pass legislation officially creating an independent state.
- 1778 - British troops march through Haddonfield on the way to what would become the Battle of Monmouth.
- 1853 - Rail line between Camden and Haddonfield begins operations and is extended to Atlantic City the next year.
- 1865 - Haddon Township is created from the eastern half of Newton Township, including Haddonfield. The new township will be broken up over the next 60 years.
- 1890 - Benjamin A. Lippincott builds a train station on his land in Haddon Township for the Atlantic City Railroad Company and files a plan for Haddon Heights.
- 1893 - Collingswood splits from Haddon Township, incorporates as borough.
- 1904 - Haddon Heights is incorporated; Indian King Tavern is first historical site bought by the state.
- 1926 - Fairfield Estates section of Center Township becomes part of Haddon Heights.
- 1965 - Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Line (PRSL) ends passenger service on line serving Haddon Heights.
- 1969 - PATCO High-Speed Line begins service with stations serving Haddonfield and Westmont section of Haddon Township.