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LOOKING BACK: 1913 YMCA

Posted on 21 September 2012.

PERTH AMBOY — Circa 1915. On December 11, 1913 – the YMCA lays its cornerstone at 182 Jefferson Street. The building was destroyed by fire in 1997.

*Photo courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Public Library

This photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission.

 

 


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