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

Baruch Home

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009

1. Baruch Home Marker

Inscription. On this site stood the birthplace and boyhood home of Bernard M. Baruch (1870-1965), financier, philanthropist, and adviser to presidents. He was instrumental in establishing the Camden Hospital, with opened in 1913, as a tribute to his father, Dr. Simon Baruch, surgeon in the Confederate Army and later a pioneer in medicine in New York.

Erected 1978 by City of Camden. (Marker Number 28-8.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1913.

Location. 34° 14.917′ N, 80° 36.445′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is at the intersection of Broad Street (U.S. 521) and Walnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Broad Street. 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: The Bishop Davis House (a few steps from this marker); In Honor and Remembrance (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette Hall and Lafayette Cedar (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bethesda Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); E.H. Dibble Store / Eugene H. Dibble

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Monument to Kershaw County’s Confederate Dead (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lafayette's Tour (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camden (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

Photographed by Stanley and Terrie Howard, October 11, 2009

2. Baruch Home Marker

Marker and a Historical Home image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cindy Bullard, February 16, 2010

3. Marker and a Historical Home

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,107 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on February 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 3. submitted on February 17, 2010, by David Bullard of Seneca, South Carolina. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.