Camden’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of Camden. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The post office at Camden was established in 1833. Camden was platted as a town in 1836.
The Camden Masonic Temple, New 1952 Camden High School Gymnasium and Andrew Thomas House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Camden’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewCarroll County Bridge No. 119, Sp…: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Camden
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Camden, decade by decade
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3 historic places in Camden
3 places in Camden are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
Architectural styles
When they were listed
Listed 1984Andrew Thomas House
Listed 2003Camden Masonic TempleListed 2023Camden First Baptist ChurchThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Carroll County Bridge No. 119, Spanning Deer Creek on County Road 300 West and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.