Lawnside, New Jersey
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Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Lawnside was developed in 1840 and incorporated in 1926 as the first independent, self-governing Black municipality north of th
Mount Peace Cemetery and Funeral Directing Company Cemetery
Lawnside school c. 1940
A tavern in Lawnside c. 1940
Lawnside Borough Hall
John Lawson (Medal of Honor)
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John Lawson was a United States Navy sailor who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the American Civil War.
Lawnside, New Jersey
…from the presence of a spacious lawn at the station or as a shortened description of the stop's exit on the "Lawnton side" of the tracks. In 1919, John Lawson, a prominent Philadelphian and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his service during the Civil War, was laid to rest at Mount Peace Cemetery in Lawnside…
John Lawson
Tombstone of John Lawson