Haddonfield

Haddonfield is a self-governing municipality in Camden County, New Jersey, covering roughly 2.84 square miles (7.35 square kilometers) made up mostly of residential areas and parks. At its center sits a compact business district along Kings Highway, surrounded by narrow streets with brick houses and trees.

The Indian King Tavern was built in 1750 and served as a meeting place for New Jersey legislators during the declaration of independence in 1777. Several buildings from the colonial period have survived since that time and now form the old heart of the settlement.

The settlement takes its name from Elizabeth Haddon, a 17th-century Quaker who traveled alone into the wilderness and founded a community. Visitors today can walk streets lined with old buildings and see the influence of this early religious group on how the place was shaped.

The municipality runs itself with a three-commissioner system and maintains parks and public facilities spread across the residential area. Since no alcohol has been sold here since 1873, visitors will find no bars or taverns but can eat at restaurants.

In a marl pit south of the center, bones of Hadrosaurus foulkii were dug up in 1838, marking the first complete dinosaur skeleton found in North America. This discovery later led New Jersey to name the species as its official state dinosaur.