Voorhees in Camden County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

This Old Home

Circa 1887

By Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2021

1. This Old Home Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Grover Cleveland
22nd and 24th
President of the United States

It is believed that after his second term
he stayed in this home on his travels to New Jersey.
He would often visit Brigantine,
retired to Princeton
and the town of Folsom
is named after his wife Francis Folsom.

Cleveland once told a friend . . .
“I never saw a place I liked so well and I never was so well . . .
And I Never was so contented and happy.”

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #22 and #24 Grover Cleveland series list.

Location. 39° 49.592′ N, 74° 55.68′ W. Marker is in Voorhees, New Jersey, in Camden County. Marker can be reached from 93 Berlin Kresson Road (Route 73), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the grounds of the Pleasant Valley Miniature Golf Club. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Voorhees NJ 08043, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies

By Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2021

2. This Old Home Marker

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. Lieut. Warren Stafford, Jr. (approx. 2 miles away); Historic Berlin Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Berlin Hotel (approx. 2.1 miles away); Berlin (approx. 2.2 miles away); Berlin Railroad Station (approx. 2.3 miles away); Olde Town Hall (approx. 2.3 miles away); Joel Bodine House (approx. 2.4 miles away); Roll of Honor (approx. 2.4 miles away).

Marker at the Pleasant Valley Miniature Golf Club image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2021

3. Marker at the Pleasant Valley Miniature Golf Club

Cleveland's Old Home image. Click for full size.

By Bill Coughlin, May 31, 2021

4. Cleveland's Old Home

Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2021, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 51 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2021, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.