Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
“Camden Historic District is a national historic district located at Camden, Kent County, Delaware. It encompasses 65 contributing buildings in the crossroads community of Camden.”
Wikipedia article Camden Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 136 National Register listings published here for Kent County · listed in 1974 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Camden Historic District between 2002 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 June 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 May 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Delaware Forest Service | not named |
| 7 January 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Delaware State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Camden Historic District: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover Equip. Co. Dredge No. 7 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| George Nashold Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| St Jones River Gravel Co Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Camden, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | Downed trees, power lines, and a portion of a structural awning blown off of a building near Webbs Lane and New Burton Road in Dover. Time estimated from radar. Public report relayed via broadcast media. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | Wires down in Camden. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | Trees and wires were downed in Camden. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and wires in Camden. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in Camden. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Lightning | Camden | - | no account filed |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | no account filed |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | no account filed |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Camden | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Camden Friends Meetinghouse | 0.3 miles | 1973 |
 | Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church | 0.5 miles | 1994 |
 | Brecknock | 0.8 miles | 1974 |
 | Star Hill AME Church | 0.9 miles | 1994 |
 | Wyoming Railroad Station | 0.9 miles | 1980 |
 | Wyoming Historic District | 1.0 miles | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 74000595 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Kent County | All 136 listed properties in this county. |
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