Editing Audubon, New Jersey (section)

== History ==
The area that was to become Audubon was initially settled in the late 17th Century by various land owners and was primarily used for farms and mills. In 1695 the land now known as the Borough of Audubon was part of [[Newton Township, Camden County, New Jersey|Newton Township]]. By the early 1700s, the area's first families were building their homesteads. Today, two of these original farmhouses remain in Audubon. The Low-Stokes-Nicholson house was built {{circa|1732}} by John Low. Simon Breach built his home, known locally as "The Mansion House", in about 1740. A large addition was built by shipbuilder [[John H. Dialogue|John Dialogue]] in {{circa|1853}}. Samuel Nicholson Rhodes, a local naturalist and author, owned this farm, which he named "Cedarcroft", from 1898–1912.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dvoc.org/History/Founders/Rhoads/Rhoads_SamuelNicholson.htm|title=Samuel Nicholson Rhoads|website=dvoc.org|access-date=2018-09-02}}</ref> It was Mrs. Rhodes who came up with the name for the town. When the Atlantic City Railroad arrived in the 1880s the local farms were subdivided into the smaller communities of Audubon, Cedarcroft and Orston. Residential development began when both Audubon and Orston had train stations built in the 1890s.

On March 13, 1905, through an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]], Audubon was created as a borough from portions of [[Haddon Township, New Jersey|Haddon Township]]. It was named for [[John James Audubon]], the [[naturalist]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=7 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref> Based upon the results of a [[referendum]] on October 28, 1947, portions of Audubon were taken to form the borough of [[Audubon Park, New Jersey|Audubon Park]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 103. Accessed October 3, 2012.</ref>

Audubon is the home of three [[Medal of Honor]] recipients, the most awarded per capita of any town in the United States: [[Samuel M. Sampler]] ([[World War I]]), [[Edward Clyde Benfold]] ([[Korean War]]) and [[Nelson V. Brittin]] (Korean War). The three are honored by a memorial at [[Audubon High School (New Jersey)|Audubon High School]].<ref>[http://courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190373/-1/Audubon "Audubon: Civic pride fills borough"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 19, 2006. Accessed February 13, 2008. "Three Congressional Medal of Honor winners are honored with a memorial at Audubon High School. Audubon has more winners of this medal for extreme bravery and courage per capita than any other town in the U.S. The men are World War I Army veteran Samuel M. Sampler, World War II and Korean War Army veteran Nelson V. Brittin and Korean War Navy veteran Edward C. Benfold."</ref>