AUGUST MUENCH, not to be confused with his son, August E. Muench, ran several bars and hotels in Camden and Stockton (present-day East Camden) in the 1880s and early 1890s before relocating to Riverside NJ, where he operated a hotel there for many years.

August Muench was born in Baden, in hat is now Germany, around 1845. He was married and living in Philadelphia PA by 1870 when son August E. Muench was born. By 1880 he was in business for himself as a tavern-keeper, with his home and business at 709 North 3rd Street in Philadelphia. Living with him at that time were his wife Annie, children August E., 10; John, 5; and Annie, 2. Another son, named Albert, came in the early 1880s.

August Muench was in Camden by the time the 1886 City Directory was compiled. He was the owner of the Liberty Park Hotel, a large establishment on the Haddonfield Turnpike (present day Haddon Avenue) just south of Kaighn Avenue.

August Muench remained involved with the Liberty Park Hotel into the first part of 1888. He then took on a bar at 601 Kaighn Avenue, where he remained through early 1891. His son, August E. appears in the city directories for the first time in 1890, living with his father and working as a plumber. The 1890-1891 Directory states that August Muench was selling cigars, and not liquor, when the directory was compiled. Either Adolph Muench or his son was involved with a Charles J. Keating in a business, the Standard Blind Awning Co at 1115 Federal Street was in Camden by the time the 1886 City Directory was published.

The 1891-1892 Directory shows that August Muench and his son had both left South Camden and moved to What was then Stockton, present-day East Camden. August Muench was operating a lager beer saloon on Federal Street near 19th Street, while his son had set up a plumbing business known as A.E. Muench & Company at the corner of 20th & Federal Streets. Later city directories reveal this address to be 1984-1986 Federal Street. The younger Muench would remain on Federal Street until at least 1904.

By 1893 August Muench had relocated again, to Riverside, in Burlington County, New Jersey, where he opened up yet another hotel. Tragedy struck in June of 1894 when son Albert died on June 19th, in Stockton, probably at or near his older brother's home. 

The 1900 Census shows that August Muench had remarried. He was living in Riverside with new wife Christine, children William, 10; Christina, 8; and Frederick 6. He continued in the bar business through at least 1909. During the decade of the 1900s, he appeared in the Trenton Times on at least four occasions.

 Trenton Times June 26, 1903 August Muench awards a contract to George Arndt to build a new Hotel.

Trenton Times January 29, 1904 mentions him in with a new hotel at Riverside.

Trenton Times October 4, 1906 August Muench, August Stecher, and William Mathias visited Bridgeton NJ.

Trenton Times May 4, 1909 August Muench his liquor license was renewed.

The 1920 Census indicates August Muench had retired. "Augustin" and Christine Muench are living with their daughter and her husband William Mueller. William Mueller is working at the watch factory in Riverside, while Christine works at a hosiery mill, probably the one in Palmyra. By the time the 1930 Census was taken August Muench had passed away. His widow was still living with their daughter. The younger Christine had remarried to Carroll Getzinger. The couple then lived at 2137 45th Street in Pennsauken NJ.