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South Arkansas Log Cabins 738 Fairview Road Southwest, Camden, AR 71701, 870-231-5242, An 18-acre tract of a private farm has been set aside to recreate a working farm during the Depression and war years. View log cabins that were originally built in the mid-to-late 1800s. |
| Historic Homes & Buildings |
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Clifton Greening Streets Historic District This area is listed as a National Register Historic District and its homes along Greening, Clifton, and Dallas Streets and Cleveland Avenue reflect Camden's history with their architectural and residential heritage. |
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Elliott-Meek House (circa 1857) 761 Washington Street, Camden, AR 71701, During the Civil War, this private home was occupied by Union General Frederick Salomon in 1864. |
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Godwin-Powell-May-Dietrich Home (circa 1859) 305 California Street, Camden, AR 71701, This antebellum home has been completely restored to its former beauty. A private home, the Godwin-Powell-May-Dietrich Home was the headquarters of Union General Samuel A. Rice in 1864. |
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Graham-Gaughan-Betts House (circa 1858) 710 Washington Street Northwest, Camden, AR 71701, Open by appointment for tours, this home was built for Major Joseph M. Graham and his wife Mary Washington, first cousin of George Washington. During the Union occupation of Camden, it was used as the headquarters for Union General Frederick Steele. |
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Greening House (circa 1890) 512 Greening, Camden, AR 71701, Located in the Historic District, The oldest surviving house in the neighborhood, this Queen Anne-style home is the namesake for Greening Street. |
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John Hobson Parker House 526 Clifton, Camden, AR 71701, Located in the Historic District, This home is a perfect example of the Queen Anne style with its ornamentation, rooflines, and bay windows. |
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McCollum-Chidester House (circa 1847) 926 Washington Street, Camden, AR 71701, 870-836-9243, During the Civil War, this home served as headquarters for Union General Frederick Steel, at which time the Battle of Poison Springs took place. It is listed on the National Register of Historical Places and if filled with authentic period antiques. It is now the headquarters for the Ouachita County Historical Society.  |
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Missouri-Pacific Depot (circa 1913) 314 South Adams Street, Camden, AR 71701, The Depot, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, houses the offices of the Camden Area Chamber of Commerce and Main Street Camden as well as a small museum of railroad and Civil War memorabilia. Locally made Grapette and Camark Pottery is also available here.  |
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Ramsey-McClellan House (circa 1902) 210 Cleveland Avenue, Camden, AR 71701, Located in the Historic District, Designed by Little Rock, Arkansas architect, Charles Thompson, the Ramsey-McClellan House is a mix of Neoclassical and Queen Anne styles. |
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Ritchie-Crawford House (circa 1909) 430 Clifton, Camden, AR 71701, Located in the Historic District, This Neoclassical style home features full height fluted columns capped with Ionic capitals which support the roof of a two-story porch. It was also the home of one of Arkansas' most talked about unsolved mysteries, the disappearance an attorney, Maud Crawford, in the late 1950s. |
| Historic Sites & Monuments |
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Fort Southerland Park 206 Van Buren Street, Camden, AR 71701, 870-836-6436, Due to the threat of Federal invasion in Little Rock, Confederate troops built fortifications that were then used by Federal troops during the 1864 occupation of Camden. |
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Oaklawn Cemetery Located between Adams and Young, Camden, AR 71701, North of Pearl Street, 870-836-6426, Final resting place of the builder of the McCollum-Chidester House, 231 Confederate soldiers, and many others.  |
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Poison Springs Highway 76 off Highway 24, Camden, AR 71722, Located 10 Miles West of Camden, 870-685-2748, On April 18, 1864, during the Camden Expedition of the Red River campaign, Confederate troops routed a Union supply wagon train here, capturing 198 of their wagons. |
| Libraries & Research Centers |
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Camden Visitors Center and Museum (circa 1913) 314 Adams Southwest, Camden, AR 71701, 870-836-6426, Located in a restored train depot, shows exhibits concerning local history and the Civil War. |
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Camden Driving/Garden Tours 314 Adams Southwest, Camden, AR 71701, 870-836-6426, Enjoy your driving tour on a route of beautiful homes and gardens. |
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Daniel's Japanese Gardens 2220 Maul Road, Camden, AR 71701, 870-836-9474, What began as an act by family members has taken on a life of its own with continual progress to maintain and improve these gardens. They contain reflecting pools, an assortment of rocks which the Japanese take great pride in, and several types of bright plants and water fowl. |
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