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CAMDEN. 



Boundaries, Extent. — This county has Glynn and a por- 

 tion of Wayne on the north, the Atlantic on the east, Florida 

 and Atlantic on the south, and Ware on the west. The 

 county was formed in 1777 from the parishes of St. Thomas 

 and St. Mary's, and in 1808 a part was added to Wayne. It 

 is forty-five miles long, and twenty-five miles wide, containing 

 1125 square miles. 



Rivers and Creeks. — The streams of most importance are 

 the St. Ilia, St. Mary's, and Little St. Ilia. The creeks are 

 the Hog Pen Branch, Spanish, Bullhead, Buffalo, White Oak, 

 Todd's, Dover, and Big White Cap. 



Population, Taxes, Representation. — The census of 

 1845 gave this county a population of 5,482. Of these, 1,721 

 were whites, and 3,761 blacks. Amount of tax returned for 

 1848 is $4,464 97. Entitled to one representative. 



Post Offices. — Jefferson, St. Mary's, Langsbury, Cen- 

 tre Village. 



Islands. — Several Islands are included in this county. 

 Among them Cumberland and Jekyl are the most important. 

 The Indian name of Cumberland Island was Missoe. The 

 name was changed when Oglethorpe visited it at the request 

 of an Indian chief who had received some kindness from the 

 Duke of Cumberland, to that of Cumberland. It is eighteen 

 miles long, and from half a mile to three miles wide. The 

 soil is of a light sandy character, adapted to the culture 

 of cotton, corn, potatoes, &c. Lemons, figs, pomegranates, 

 olives, oranges and melons grow finely. The frost of 1835 

 destroyed the fine forests of orange trees. Three thousand 

 oranges have been gathered from one tree on Mrs. Shaw's 

 plantation, formerly General Greene's. Cotton averages two 

 hundred pounds per acre, corn twelve bushels per acre, sweet 

 potatoes seventy bushels per acre. Live oak, cedars, and a 

 few pines, are the forest trees. A portion of the timber with 

 which the frigate Constitution was built was furnished by this 

 island. Deer, raccoons and opossums are abundant, and fish 

 of every variety. More than half of the island is worthless as 



