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Field trip opportunities in Camden County

Camden County Heritage Museum
Visitors to this museum can see historic artifacts of Camden County as well as the preserved county jail.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Dismal Swamp State Park
Visit the Dismal Swamp State Park park and learn its ecological importance, how it played a role as a stop for the Underground Railroad, and why George Washington called it "A glorious paradise."
Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Camden County

4-H club contributions to the war effort
In The Great Depression and World War II, page 8.7
This page includes three reports sent by county agents of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service after the war ended. Each county agent outlined the contributions of 4-H club members in his or her county to the war effort. Includes historical commentary.
Format: report/primary source
Commentary and sidebar notes by David Walbert.
Canoes in the Great Dismal Swamp
Canoes in the Great Dismal Swamp
A group in canoes watches as the sun and fog rise on the Great Dismal Swamp.
Format: image/photograph
The Dismal Swamp Canal in Camden County, NC
The Dismal Swamp Canal in Camden County, NC
Trees lean over the water of the Dismal Swamp Canal in Camden County, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
The Great Depression and World War II
Primary sources and readings explore the history of North Carolina and the United States during the Great Depression and World War II (1929–1945).
Format: book (multiple pages)
Sunlight on the Great Dismal Swamp
Sunlight on the Great Dismal Swamp
Sunlight shines on the Great Dismal Swamp in Camden County, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph
A tree filled with woodpecker holes in the Great Dismal Swamp
A tree filled with woodpecker holes in the Great Dismal Swamp
This is a tree filled with woodpecker holes in the Great Dismal Swamp in Camden County, North Carolina.
Format: image/photograph