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. map
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.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. mapGodwin-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. mapGraham-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. mapGreening 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. mapJohn 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. mapMcCollum-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. mapMissouri-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. mapRamsey-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. mapRitchie-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. map
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. mapOaklawn 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. mapPoison 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. map
Public Library of Camden & Ouachita County
120 Harrison Avenue Southwest • Camden, AR 71701
870-836-5083
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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. map
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. mapDaniel'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. map
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