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Who Lived at Turkey Swamp?
Survey Photos and Page Index

Liberty St, Fanwood Ave, Smith St, Netherwood Ave, Prospect St.

Liberty Street 123 (Styles) 149 (Glascoe) 157 (McPhaul) 163 (Hurling) 176 (McPhaul)

Fanwood Avenue 1112 (St. Thomas AME Zion Church) 1118 (Dondalson, Jarvis) 1126 (Spencer Manair) 1128 (Cladpulos) 1160 (Simons, Sweeny, Briggs) 1061 (Slaughter)

Smith Street 208 (Fields)

Netherwood Avenue 120 (Dunham) 156 (Hines) 157 (Webb)

Prospect Street 1203 (McDede)

Pictures from The Board or Realtors recommendation to rezone the “blighted area” for apartments - 1943

Homes 1-6
1       11.   1112 Fanwood Avenue St. Thomas A.M.E. Zion Church and Rectory
2       12. 208 Smith Street - Glady and Reginald Fields
3       N/A
4       10.   1118 Fanwood Avenue - Fannie Queen (Jarvis) Donaldson
                      Samuel Jarvis
5       N/A
6       13.   157 Netherwood Avenue - Chanie and Charles Webb

Homes 7-12
7       N/A
8       14.   156 Netherwood Avenue – Julia and Moses Hines
9       N/A
10       N/A
11a       8. Background 1128 Fanwood Avenue – Aina and Jordan Cladopulos
11b       9. Foreground 1126 Fanwood Avenue – Cordelia Belle Spencer Perry Manair
12       N/A

Homes 13-18
13       5.   163 Liberty Street – Gertrude and Lester Hurling
14       7.    1160 Fanwood Avenue – Catherine and Henry Simmons
                          Willie and Reverend Rufus Sweeney
                      Grace and Joshua Briggs
15       6.    176 Liberty Street Home of Eva and Allen McPhaul Sr.
16       N/A
17       4.   157 Liberty Street       Owned by Eva and Allen McPhaul, Sr.
18       N/A

Homes 19-24
19       3. 149 Liberty Street – Margaret and Stephen Glascoe, Lloyd Patterson
20       2.   123 Liberty Street – Agnes and Archibald W. Stiles, Jr.
21       N/A
22       1.   1203 Prospect Street – Annetta and Anson McDede, Jr.
23       15.   120 Netherwood Avenue – Julia and Durwood Dunham
24        N/A

Location

Brightwood Park is on the North end of Prospect Street. Go past Franklin School and look for the entrance on the left.

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