Camden

Camden (HM1AGA)

Location: Camden, AL 36726 Wilcox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 31° 59.694', W 87° 17.624'

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Founded on land donated to the Wilcox County Commission for a new county seat by Thomas Dunn and wife Martha Hobbs, Sept. 14, 1832. County seat moved from Canton in 1833. First called Wilcox Courthouse and later named Barboursville for Sen. Phillip P. Barbour of Va.
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In 1841 incorporated and renamed Camden by Dr. John D. Caldwell in honor of Camden, S.C. Home of Gov. Arthur P. Bagby, Rev. Ebenezer Hearn, Deforrest Richards, Gen. R. C. Jones, Miss Sallie Jones, Dr. E. D. McDaniel, Hon. Sol. D. Bloch, Dr. Emmett Kilpatrick, Gov. B. M. Miller, & Dr. J. Paul Jones.
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HM NumberHM1AGA
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Year Placed1982
Placed ByCamden Sesquicentennial Committee
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 4:23pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 472253 N 3539908
Decimal Degrees31.99490000, -87.29373333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 31° 59.694', W 87° 17.624'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds31° 59' 41.64" N, 87° 17' 37.44" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 20 Fail St, Camden AL 36726, US
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