Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site — Attraction in Camden

The Historic Camden tour involved the viewing of three separate buildings. Almost all of the buildings that were on display were either transported from nearby areas, or were reconstructions of buildings that were nearby. The first building that the tour visited was the Kershaw-Cornwallis house. The original Kershaw-Cornwallis house had burned down, and the outside was apparently reconstructed almost exactly based on paintings of battles that occurred by the hill that the house sits on. Inside of the house, there was a museum, and although the museum was beautiful, the tour guide detracted from that by telling us that he regretted that the interior was not what it was originally, and he pointed out that there were some modern artifacts mixed in with period pieces. The tour guide was quite knowledgeable, and pointed out a lot of little things that I would not have otherwise noticed inside of the house. Each of the different rooms inside of the Kershaw-Cornwallis house displayed different styles of the time period, which introduced a variety of interesting perspectives from different walks of life. After visiting the Kershaw-Cornwallis house, we headed down to the Craven House, which was a small, one-room house that had lost some sections when it was moved to the site. Inside the Craven House, the tour guide discussed several local battles that occurred around Camden. The guide’s knowledge was extensive, and I wish there were larger visuals to go along with his descriptions of the battles, but otherwise this part of the tour was fine. After the Craven House, we went into the McCaa house, which was a fairly modern building with aspects of an early tavern. The guide explained that the tavern was used for local events, and showed us a few period-inspired items in the building. Overall, the Historic Camden tour was decent, but the fact that the buildings there were not as they were originally, combined with the tour guide constantly reminding us that he regretted that fact, made the tour lose some value. I feel as though if the tour guide did not constantly remind us that everything he showed us was not as it was originally, the tour would have been a much better experience. Handicap accessibility was also integrated in rebuilding some of the buildings, which was a plus for my...

The Battle of Camden took place during the American Revolution. It was a bad loss for us but this allowed for Nathaniel Greene to step in and lead our southern troops as general. Greene was a great leader and would become a hero of the South! There is plenty to see at Camden, old historic structures & homes from the time period. You can also see the house that Cornwallis (British) stayed at! The actual battlefield is 8 miles away and you can park and find the flags where our soldiers fell. One large granite stone was placed there to remember a Scottish soldier that died right there. Scotlands Royal Guard flew out from Scotland to pay tribute to their fallen soldier. Many of these soldiers were quickly buried just 6 inches under the soil during the Revolution. However, in the last 2 yrs, Camden has reburied all 13 soldiers found with full honors and new granite military headstones! I came for the celebration and was really moving to tears. There are several staff members on site to answer any questions. As we all celebrate 250 yrs of America, this is a place to visit and find our...

I have been here many times. This is such an awe-inspiring site, especially the Kershaw House itself! While there, you should definitely visit other local sites such as the cemeteries, monuments, and the archive library! There is no lack of history here!

My only beef is that the guides give out weird information...such as that idiotic old urban legend women in the 18th century had to avoid showing their ankles (WRONG), and that kitchens were separated from the house to prevent the house catching fire (sure, you don't want your house catching fire, but most houses then were heated by fireplaces. They primary reason for having an outdoor kitchen was to prevent roasting the whole house during summertime. Stop dealing in urban legends at tours. The worst, though, was when a tour guide, offended by the mention of something to do with Colonial Williamsburg, snapped, "Well, we could have that if we had all the federal funding Williamsburg has." LIES. CW operates by the generosity of donors, NOT federal funding. They are NOT federally funded....