Editing Woodlynne, New Jersey (section)

==History==
First settled by Europeans in 1681, a property owned by Mark Newbie was called Lynnewood,<ref>Margulis, Marlyn Irvin. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160222235942/http://articles.philly.com/1995-10-01/real_estate/25695996_1_npp-houses-wood-floor "An Old Borough Pumps In New Life Woodlynne Aims To Preserve Its History And Its Aging Stock Of Homes. So Far, 13 Houses Have Been Rehabbed."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 1, 1995. Accessed November 5, 2015. "In 1681, area settlers acquired 1,600 acres along Newton Creek, including the land that today makes up the borough. The original 110 acres, formerly called Lynnewood, were owned by Mark Newbie. The land remained in the Newbie family until 1784, when Isaac Cooper obtained title. The borough of Woodlynne was incorporated in 1901."</ref> named for the linden trees in the area.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=33 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed November 5, 2015.</ref> The name was changed from Lynnewood to Woodlynne in 1892, due to conflicts with the name of another municipality.<ref>Staff. [http://archive.courierpostonline.com/article/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190352/Woodlynne-growing-community-immigrants "Woodlynne: A growing community of immigrants"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', October 19, 2006. Accessed November 5, 2015. "In 1892, Woodlynne was known as Lynnewood, but town officials reversed the elements after discovering that the name was already in use elsewhere.... Some of the Linden trees that helped give the town earn its name still stand behind 167 Evergreen Ave."</ref>

[[Image:Woodlynnerollercoaster.jpg|thumb|285px|The old scenic railway in Woodlynne Amusement Park.]]
Woodlynne Amusement Park, which encompassed Woodlynne Lake (no longer in existence), operated between the years 1895 and 1914 in the area that now comprises the town of Woodlynne. The New Camden Land Improvement Company commissioned the creation of Woodlynne Amusement Park on the estate of Charles M. Cooper in 1892. Homes built over the old lake tend to flood in the basements during heavy rainstorms.

The Camden and Suburban Railway Company, formed in 1896, established a housing development in a section of Woodlynne Amusement Park, which contributed to its incorporation as Woodlynne Borough in 1901.<ref>{{cite book|last=Dorwart|first=Jeffrey M.|title=Camden County, New Jersey: The Making of a Metropolitan Community, 1626-2000|year=2001|publisher=[[Rutgers University Press]]|location=Camden County, New Jersey|isbn=0-8135-2958-1|pages=102}}</ref>