Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Quaker Cemetery
Photographed By Yvonne Vaughn, April 15, 2023
1. Quaker Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Quaker Cemetery. . Early Quakers settled the site of Camden, first known as Pine Tree Hill, c. 1750. In 1759 one of the sect, Samuel Wyly, conveyed 4 acres of land for a house of worship and burial ground. Rent was "one pepper corn per year" for 999 years. The cemetery has now grown to 50 acres which also includes the old Presbyterian cemetery dated to Quaker in 1915. This section contains a few old Camden family graves and the Revolutionary War Memorial. Quaker cemetery also contains the graves of some of the original Quaker settlers, physicians, clergymen, and merchants. SC Governor John P. Richardson rests here. Included among the historical figures who lie in Quaker are veterans of all the American wars including seven American Revolutionary War patriots, veterans of the Mexican-American War, three Confederate generals and two world war one Medal of Honor recipients.
Early Quakers settled the site of Camden, first known as Pine Tree Hill, c. 1750. In 1759 one of the sect, Samuel Wyly, conveyed 4 acres of land for a house of worship and burial ground. Rent was "one pepper corn per year" for 999 years. The cemetery has now grown to 50 acres which also includes the old Presbyterian cemetery dated to Quaker in 1915. This section contains a few old Camden family graves and the Revolutionary War Memorial. Quaker cemetery also contains the graves of some of the original Quaker settlers, physicians, clergymen, and merchants. SC Governor John P. Richardson rests here. Included among the historical figures who lie in Quaker are veterans of all the American wars including seven American Revolutionary War patriots, veterans of the Mexican-American War, three Confederate generals and two WWI Medal of Honor recipients.
Erected 2023 by Wateree Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XV11 Century.
Location. 34° 14.026′ N, 80° 36.61′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw
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County. Marker is at the intersection of Meeting Street and Campbell Street on Meeting Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 705 Meeting Street, Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Quaker Cemetery. (Submitted on April 16, 2023.)
Photographed By Dave W, May 29, 2023
2. Quaker Cemetery Marker
Marker on left side as well as the National Register medallion on the right.
Photographed By Dave W, May 29, 2023
3. Quaker Cemetery Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on April 15, 2023, by Yvonne Vaughn of Elgin, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
