Camden in Camden County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Camden County Jail
117 Highway 343 South
National Register of
Historic Places
Erected by Camden County Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Law Enforcement. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 36° 19.747′ N, 76° 10.474′ W. Marker is in Camden, North Carolina, in Camden County. It is on State Highway 343 0.1 miles north of Plank Bridge Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 N Carolina Hwy 343 S, Camden NC 27921, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Coastal Plain and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Tidewater, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal (a few steps from this marker); Camden County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Isaac Gregory (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dempsey Burgess (approx. Ό mile away); a different marker also named Isaac Gregory (approx. Ό mile away); Lemuel Sawyer (approx. one mile away); Former Site of Sawyer's Creek / Marian Anderson High School (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.
Credits. This page was last revised on May 17, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 312 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 20, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
