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    Currituck Beach Lighthouse Museum Shop

    3.3 (4 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    Camden Heritage Museum & Historic Jail - Camden County Historic Jail built in 1910.

    Camden Heritage Museum & Historic Jail

    5.0(1 review)
    19.4 mi

    The Camden County Heritage Museum & Historic Jail are a great places to visit to learn about…read moreCamden's history. I discovered the museum in my quest to visit every county in the state. This museum more than delivered. The museum and jail are located in the same area as the courthouse; parks and recreation and election office. So find a parking space and then look for the open flag at the jail. Although your visit starts at the museum which is across from the jail. Admission to the museums are free. I would have left a donation but did not see a box for that. I was warmly greeted when I arrived and told that this was a small museum. The museum offers self guided tours but I was given a guided tour likely because I knew nothing about the area. Having been to a lot of museums, this museum is actually a pretty good sized museum. I liked that the museum was in chronological order starting with when the town began in 1777. I learned that the town was named after Sir Charles Pratt who was the Earl of Camden. The detailed story boards in the museum as well as all the artifacts in the case bring the history of this coastal town to life. I was told that many of the artifacts are on loan to the museum. The museum covers the Colonial War; Revolutionary War; Civil War; WWI and WW2. The museum also covers the ferries; Great Dismal Swamp; the schools. I learned that Camden County was the last county in the state to have a library and that. Another neat fact I learned was the NASCAR connection to moonshine by evading authorities to move alcohol. Moses Grandy became a well known abolitionist after gaining freedom. He was a water man and purchased his freedom twice but got cheated by owners twice. After he got freedom, he emancipated more family members. The current jail is the third and that was built in 1910 and was used until 1940. There are 4 jail cells on the 2nd floor and a small museum is up there too. The first jail was used until 1880. Then a 2nd jail was built, it burned after prisoners started a fire to try and escape. But they were unable to get out of the building and needed the key from the sheriff, who got there just in time. If you are a history buff, Camden County is rich in history and the museums offer a great place to explore it.

    From the owner: Preserving and maintaining Camden County's history from before our separation from Pasquotank on…read moreMay 9, 1777 to present day. Appointments can be made with our genealogist who helps find relatives as far back as the early 1800's. Tour the 1910 Historic Jail with it's original bull pen upstairs.

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