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By Richard E. Miller, April 17, 2010
Entrance to the Camden Tower Courtyard
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Ann Street west of Meeting Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Welcome to Camden Tower Courtyard. The two towers that flank this entrance and the two former warehouses along the walkway are associated with Camden Depot, built in the 1850s. The former depot is part of the William Aiken House and Associated . . . — — Map (db m30012) HM |
| On King Street near Ann Street, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Built between 1807 and 1811, the east
wing was added after 1831. Residence
of William Aiken, first president (1828-1831)
of the South Carolina Canal and Rail Road
Company. This company inaugurated the
American steam railroad era at . . . — — Map (db m39838) HM |
| Near John Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | The first passenger railroad began operation in England in 1825. Word of this new kind of transportation quickly spread across the Atlantic. Charleston businessmen, suffering through a severe recession in the 1820s, were eager to explore this . . . — — Map (db m39980) HM |
May. 11, 2024