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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

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