Camden City Hall is located at 1000 Lyttleton Street, Camden SC 29020. Phone: 803‑432‑2421.
Neighborhoods
Arrowwood
Belmont
Benttree
Black River Place
Burndale
Chesnut Hill
Cool Springs
Cottesmore Estates
Country Manor
Crickle Creek
Edgewood
Eves Garden
Fairfax
Forest Heights
Foxwood
Heritage Plantation
Hound Hollow
Hunt Country
Kendall Mill Village
Kings Chase
Kirkover Hills
Lake Wateree
Mallard Lakes
Mozingo Tract
Norris Heights
Old Ferry Landing
Peckwoods
Pickett Thomas Acres
Pine Creek
Precipice Hills
Rutledge Place
Southern Oaks
Southgate
Springdale
Sunnyhill
Sunrise Ridge
The Farms at Cottesmore
The Preserve
Valley Park
Wateree Hills
White Gardens
White Pines Estates
Wylys Mill
Beginnings [1]
Camden, first called Fredericksburg in 1733, then Pine Tree Hill in 1758, was originally located south of the present town. It was named in honor of Lord Camden, British Champion of colonial rights. Strategically located at the junction of several Indian trails and at the head of the Wateree River, Camden proved a natural trading link between Charleston and the interior.
Most of the original town was destroyed by a fire in 1813. This accelerated growth northward. Originally, the houses in this area were summer cottages, but by 1840 the northern Kirkwood area was a year-round residential community of handsome mansions and elaborate gardens, many of the homes being built around the cottages which survive today at their core.
Nancy R. Ruhf, Historic Resources Coordinator, South Carolina Department of Archives and History, City of Camden Historic District, Kershaw County, SC, nomination document, 1971, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places, Washington, D.C.