$450,000 in Improvements Planned for Historic Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield

Haddonfield, NJ -- Work is underway on more than $450,000 worth of improvements to Pennypacker Park in Haddonfield, the Camden County Freeholder Board said Wednesday morning.

“When completed, the revitalized Pennypacker Park will feature trail improvements and two new footbridges,” Camden County Freeholder Jeff Nash, liaison to the Camden County Park System, said in a statement. “Upgraded signage and interpretive kiosks will enhance your visit and ADA accessible paved trails and parking will make the park capable of being enjoyed by everyone.”

The granite staircase leading into the park will be rehabilitated and timber rail fencing will be added to the parking areas as part of the improvements. Portions of the park will also be replanted with species native to the area, Nash said.

Pennypacker Park is comprised of 32 acres in Haddonfield bounded by Kings Highway, Park Boulevard and Grove Street. It is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places, and is marked with a commemorative stone and plaque.

Just beyond the stone, the ground drops away into a steep ravine where the bones of Hadrosaurus foulkii were originally excavated on the eve of the Civil War.

William Foulke discovered the world’s first nearly complete dinosaur skeleton in the park in 1858, according to the statement.