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Hugh<br />
Campbell<br />
pursued<br />
an<br />
artist'<br />
s life<br />
in<br />
the<br />
1930’ s. It<br />
was<br />
the<br />
fields<br />
around<br />
his<br />
boyhood<br />
fishing<br />
spots<br />
in<br />
Mount<br />
Holly<br />
where<br />
he<br />
felt<br />
the<br />
most<br />
at<br />
h ome.<br />
E ach night,<br />
winter<br />
a nd<br />
summer,<br />
he<br />
would<br />
go<br />
to<br />
Milldam<br />
Park<br />
and<br />
m editate. E ach<br />
day,<br />
carrying<br />
his<br />
heavy<br />
p ainting<br />
gear,<br />
he<br />
would<br />
look<br />
for<br />
inspiration<br />
in<br />
and<br />
around<br />
the<br />
t own. Every<br />
Sunday<br />
he<br />
would<br />
display<br />
his<br />
paintings<br />
on<br />
High<br />
S treet .<br />
In<br />
1962<br />
he<br />
published<br />
a book<br />
called<br />
Knock<br />
Vigorously<br />
to<br />
Be<br />
H eard. It<br />
is<br />
filled<br />
with<br />
h ometown humor,<br />
depression<br />
memories<br />
and<br />
spiritual<br />
o bservation Centerton s. His<br />
paintings<br />
and<br />
writings<br />
are<br />
a moving<br />
history<br />
of<br />
Mount<br />
Holly<br />
at<br />
mid<br />
c entury. Hugh<br />
Campbell'<br />
s entire<br />
collection<br />
is<br />
preserved<br />
by<br />
Burlington<br />
County<br />
P arks.<br />
Hugh Campbell’s<br />
Woolman’s Lake<br />
Mt. Holly<br />
Burlington County Protected Paelo-Indian<br />
Sites<br />
RCNWT<br />
Geo-Fact<br />
Artist Hugh Campbell<br />
Barn and Corn Crib<br />
<strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />
Entering <strong>Rancocas</strong> State Park<br />
Todays<br />
<strong>Rancocas</strong> Nature Center<br />
Hugh Campbell’s<br />
North Branch<br />
Mt. Holly<br />
Margo<br />
P elligrino<br />
and paddling friend c<br />
the Monroe Street Park<br />
hillin<br />
at<br />
4 the <strong>Rancocas</strong> <strong>Creek</strong> national <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Trail</strong><br />
* www.rcnwt.com<br />
Horsehead Point Photo 2013