Camden in Kershaw County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Beast of Prey
Bounty laws were established as early as 1693 by the South Carolina General Assembly with names like "An Act for Destroying Beasts of Prey" and "An Act for the Encouragement of Killing and Destroying Beasts of Prey and Birds."
The first bounty act was focused on having every indigenous bowman under the protection of the English Government deliver as an annual tribute one skin of a beast of prey. If they didn't deliver the skin the defaulter would be brought to Charleston and "upon his bare back severely whipped in sight of the inhabitants of saide towne."
Later acts included a paid bounty for skins with white Europeans being paid twice as much as Native American bowmen. The later acts also acknowledged that white planters were using enslaved hunters of African descent to kill "beasts of prey."
coinciding with the arrival of the Irish Quakers in 1750-51 the bounty act expired because the wolves, panthers, bears, and bobcats were effectively extirpated from the low country of South Carolina and by 1790 they were extirpated from the entire state.
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Location. 34° 13.92′ N, 80° 36.211′ W. Marker is in Camden, South Carolina, in Kershaw County. It is on Broad Street (State Road 28-703) east of Broad Street (U.S. 521), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 212C Broad St, 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 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: Indigenous Trading Routes (here, next to this marker); Clay Pits for Brick & Pottery
Credits. This page was last revised on January 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 48 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
