Camden County, NC

Headnote

CAMDEN COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of North Carolina, on the northeast side of Pasquotauk river. Area, 228 square miles. Face of the country level; soil thin and generally sterile. Seat of justice, Jonesburgh. Pop. in 1820, 6,305; in 1830, 6,721; in 1840, 5,663; in 1850, 6,049. (Fanning's, 1853)

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County
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North Carolina

Camden County, North Carolina (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CAMDEN COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of North Carolina, on the northeast side of Pasquotauk river. Area, 228 square miles. Face of the country level; soil thin and generally sterile. Seat of justice, Jonesburgh. Pop. in 1820, 6,305; in 1830, 6,721; in 1840, 5,663; in 1850, 6,049.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 65.
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In North Carolina, Confederate troops defend the locks of the Dismal Swamp Canal from demolition Battles/Soldiers
- In North Carolina, U.S. Navy units block the entrance to the Albermarle and Chesapeake Canal Battles/Soldiers
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Camden, NC City or Town
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