
Early 20th century Broad Street postcard view of the water trough for livestock. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017. Just one of hundreds of historic addresses – sites in Kershaw County to explore and enjoy on the pages of Roots and Recall!


Kershaw Depot – Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Kershaw County – North

Circa 1950 image of the Buckston Plantation [Image courtesy of the Camden Archives and Museum]

City Laundry on Broad St., ca. 1950s. Courtesy of the Camden A&M – Monarch Collection

The old fire dept. building remains on Rutledge Street (rt corner).

The Little home burned in 1923 and was replaced with the theater.


Sale of cotton to Wm. Anderson of Camden in 1855. Courtesy of the Lancaster Co., collection of James E. Faulkner – 2018 R&R Note: Information shows that Faulkner was a regular customer of the company and Wm. Anderson who lived at the Shannon home in the late 1850s.
Shannon Hill, (Lee Co., SC), located on Highway 15 about one- half mile from the Lynches River Bridge, is the site of the last duel fought in South Carolina. The duel was fought on July 5, 1880, and ended in the death of Colonel Shannon at the hands of his antagonist, Mr. Cash. (Information from: Names in South Carolina by C.H. Neuffer, Published by the S.C. Dept. of English, USC)


Postcard view of the interior of the church. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Image courtesy of the Segars Collection – 2005

1852 SC Map showing the location of antebellum Camden, S.C.
Image courtesy of photographer Bill Segars – 2004


Postcard image courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Image courtesy of the Library of Congress – HABS Collection

Disposing of moonshine in front of the J.J. Newberry Building in August of 1952 – Courtesy of the Camden Archives and Museum

The restored Kimbrell Building: Image courtesy of photographer Ann L. Helms – 2018


Early Broad Street view of the water trough for livestock. Courtesy of the AFLLC Collection – 2017
Corner of Broad and DeKalb in the early 20th century. Courtesy of the Camden Archives and Museum – 2013