The Walt Whitman Association

The Walt Whitman Association Started by friends & admirers who knew Walt when he was living, the Association is the oldest Walt Wh

Started by friends & admirers who knew Walt when he was living, the Association is the oldest Walt Whitman Society in the world! Its mission is to foster an appreciation for his life work "Leaves of Grass", and interpret his legacy through the preservation of the only home Whitman owned located in Camden, New Jersey. The Association was instrumental is having his home designated a National Historical Landmark.

03/10/2026

Very subjective, of course, but in this collection of top 10 American poems, Walt Whitman is the only author that appears twice. One could conclude from that that Walt Whitman is America's greatest poet!

Walt was passed by the time of this 1895 cold winter and photograph. But this was a favorite haunt of his in Gloucester ...
02/06/2026

Walt was passed by the time of this 1895 cold winter and photograph.

But this was a favorite haunt of his in Gloucester City for planked shad and champagne just a few years earlier!

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326 Mickle Boulevard
Camden, NJ
08103

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Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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