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Camden County

Camden County

Here's a land where friendly people and genuine hospitality combine with nature to make life more enjoyable. Those seeking a relaxed, attractive location -- for retirement or just for good living -- may find their ideal atmosphere in Camden.

For families, Camden provides an excellent school system.

For those interested in pleasure boating, the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway borders Camden.

Mills of the 18th & 19th Century

"Camden was settled at a very early date because the colonists thought the location a favorable one. It is still a very good place in which to live."

 

Sound Feet Shoes

Sound Feet Shoes is family owned and operated. Sound Feet has been in the retail shoe business for over 72 years, opening their first store in 1953. They provide the best customer service and are the only Outer Banks’ area full service shoe...

Dixieland Speedway

Summertime Friday nights are hot in Elizabeth City, thanks mainly to the Dixieland Speedway, a 3/8th mile dirt track that attracts stock car, go-kart and motorcycle racers from all across the eastern North Carolina region. An exciting spot with a...

Penelope Barker House

The Barker House, the notable residence of one of Edenton's most famous citizens of all time, Penelope Barker, is a stunning attraction in more ways than one. The stately white home with a unique brick base and three stories of elite living space is...

Swan Quarter

Two stories prevail as to how Hyde Countys seat got its name. One legend has it named for the thousands of swan that came to "quarter" in the this little village at the head of Swan Quarter Bay. The second, less romantic story, says it was named...