Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
E.H. Dibble Store
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Eugene H. Dibble
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
1. E.H. Dibble Store Marker
This store, constructed in 1891 on what was then the corner of 6th Avenue (now Broad Street) and DeKalb Street, was the second home of E.H.Dibble and Brothers Grocery, which sold "general merchandise" as well as "heavy and fancy groceries" and operated in downtown Camden for more than fifty years. "The family is known all over the state," historian Asa Gordon wrote in 1929, "and its achievement in the mercantile business is of historic importance."
Eugene H. Dibble
Eugene Heriot Dibble (1855-1934), prominent Camden merchant, was the son of Andrew H. and Ellie Naudin Dibble. He also served in the S.C.House 1876-78. The first Dibble store in Camden, founded by Eugene's brother John Moreau Dibble (1848-1877), was on lower Main Street; after his death Ellie Naudin Dibble and her sons operated it. After E.H.Dibble's death in 1934 an obituary recalled, "he always lent his influence for the good of the community."
Erected 2001 by The Naudin - Dibble Heritage Foundation. (Marker Number 28 13.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 34° 14.773′ N,
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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 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: Lafayette Hall and Lafayette Cedar (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lafayette's Tour (about 600 feet away); King Haiglar Tower (about 600 feet away); The 71st Regiment of Foot charging the Maryland Continentals (about 600 feet away); Peter Francisco the "Virginia Giant" (about 600 feet away); In Honor and Remembrance (about 700 feet
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
2. Eugene H. Dibble Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
3. E.H. Dibble Store Marker
Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009
4. E.H. Dibble Store Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,531 times since then and 135 times this year. Last updated on March 26, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
