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1841

Camden Incorporated
Incorporated in 1841, Camden was named by Dr. John D. Caldwell to honor his hometown of Camden, South Carolina, and was built on land donated by Thomas Dunn, an early settler. By 1850 Camden had developed into an enterprising political, social, and intellectual center.

Among famous citizens that Camden claims are Frederick King Beck, Confederate hero and state politician; Alabama Governor Benjamin Meek Miller (1931-1935); Sallie Cargill Jones, founder of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Children of the Confederacy for the State of Alabama in Camden; Richard Channing Jones, President of the University of Alabama; Dr. Emmett Kilpatrick, eminent scholar, author, and interpreter for President Woodrow Wilson after World War I; Saul Bloch, newspaper publisher and state politician; Roland Cooper, state senator; and Mrs. Viola Goode Liddell, author.

Today, Camden is the commercial and governmental center for Wilcox County. All Wilcox County departments are here. Numerous federal agencies are also represented in Camden. The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission also has its office in Camden. ATRC serves Wilcox and nine other surrounding counties by providing planning and advisory services to the municipal and county governments.

City: Pelham

County: Wilcox County

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