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History · Camden
Camden’s history is mostly unwritten
The public archives hold no old photos of Camden yet. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
What stands out about Camden’s past Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
★ What stands out · Help out Start Camden’s collection The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Camden’s history is told.
Decades since 1900 with photos 00s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
The story How Camden came to be From Wikipedia’s history of Camden.
Read it all → Camden was originally surveyed and platted by Samuel McHatton on January 28, 1831. The first business was built in 1838 and a post office was erected in 1839. Camden was incorporated as a village in 1925.
Text from Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 .
By decade No old photos in the archives yet Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Famous people Famous people close to Camden Nobody well known was born in Camden itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
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Memory lane What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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What used to stand where something else is now in Camden? → Who remembers Camden in the 1950s? → A family story from old Camden → Does anyone have photos of Camden from the 1990s? →
From Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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