Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Powder Magazine

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

1. Powder Magazine Marker

Inscription. This structure was built in 1777 under the direction of Joseph Kershaw for the state of South Carolina. A storage facility for ammunition, the magazine had a vaulted roof, 48 inch walls, and supporting butteresses and pillars. Although local patriots fortified the structure with earthworks in 1780, British forces easily occupied the area and used the magazine for their own purposes. During the British evacuation of Camden the following year, the structure was destroyed. Archeological excavations conducted in 1968 resulted in the reconstruction of the magazine foundations and a portion of the surrounding fortifications.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.

Location. 34° 13.931′ N, 80° 36.197′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on State Road (State Highway 28-703). Marker is located in the Historic Camden Revolutionary War Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Camden SC 29020, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Midlands

and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Clay Pits for Brick & Pottery (within shouting distance of this marker); Indigenous Trading Routes (within shouting distance of this marker); Building Kershaw's Gunpowder Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker);

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The Great Wagon Road (within shouting distance of this marker); Beast of Prey (within shouting distance of this marker); Conestoga Wagons (within shouting distance of this marker); The Loyalists (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009

2. Powder Magazine Marker

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009

3. Powder Magazine Marker

Foundation of the Powder Magazine image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Anna Inbody, October 2, 2011

4. Foundation of the Powder Magazine

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on October 17, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,297 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 3, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on October 17, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 4. submitted on November 3, 2011, by Anna Inbody of Columbia, South Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.