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HISTORY

resources to tell the story. A second kiosk contains videos was launching audio tours of historic sites in Camden.
produced for past exhibits. The team developed a smartphone app called “Camden,
SC - Audio Tours” that provides interactive maps of the
The Archives and Museum also has a YouTube channel city’s nine touring districts: Campbell Street Corridor,
(search for “Camden, SC Archives”) and a Facebook page Colonial, Downtown, Hampton Square, Hobkirk’s Hill,
(@camdenarchivesmuseum). Their YouTube channel Horse Country, Kendall Mill, Monument Square, and
features videos, including a 22-minute program on the Rectory Square. The tourism office established these
history of Camden. districts and the app helps visitors navigate many of
Camden’s historic sites -- including sites selected by the
Other videos include “Kendall Mill Historic District,” Kershaw County Historic Society.
“The Story of the Boykin Spaniel,” “The Campbell Street
Story: An African American Heritage Tour,” “John Bartlam, By keeping up with the times when it comes to technology,
Master Potter: America’s First Porcelain,” “Camden in the Camden Archives and Museum is making sure that
the Hotel Era,” and “Camden’s Carnegie Library.” -- along with its books, pamphlets, index cards and
memorabilia -- visitors and residents alike can go back
Recently, the Archives and Museum, in conjunction with in time, again and again, into Camden and Kershaw
the city’s Tourism Development Office, announced it County’s history.

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