Laurel Springs Cleanup and Restoration

When Water-Fire Damage Restoration Service is Needed in Laurel Springs, NJ, We’re Right There!

Laurel Springs, NJ is a quaint little village like town that is surrounded by water and historical buildings, but is still susceptible to disaster. SERVPRO is more than happy to serve this community, especially to preserve the historical landscapes and landmarks of Walt Whitman.

A huge landmark located in Laurel Springs, NJ, is the Whitman Stafford House. This landmark was Walt Whitman’s summer home from 1876 to 1881. Big Timber Creek surrounds the property and there is a simple wooden boardwalk called Whitman’s Walk where you can wander onto and read where it is periodically etched with the poet’s own verse – and lose yourself in nature as Whitman so loved to do. This property is preserved with the help of Green Acres funds by Camden County and the borough, and the site attracts bird watchers, hikers, families and especially lovers of the written word. The poet loved this place, a balance to his home in the industrial port City of Camden, and it greatly influenced his late work. This was Walt’s only home he owned and loved so much being here at the Laurel Springs, NJ home. One of Whitman’s verses reads “I find the woods in mid-May and early June my best places for composition”.

Walt Whitman wanted to be buried in Camden and designed his own gravesite, a mausoleum that is also the final resting place for his parents and other family members.