Camden Point History (Dates and Things)

To be a little more familiar with Camden Point here are some dates that might be good to remember:

Prehistory- Cave Dwellers and Mound Builders rule the land

Before the Immigrants from Europe- Missouris- then come the Osages, Sac and Foxes, and Iowas

1836 –Platte Purchase bought from the Iowas, and Sac and Fox Indians for $1500

1837, December 31 –Platte County organized, fastest settled county in the Platte Purchase, largest hemp producing county in the US, Green Municipal Township established (that’s were Camden Point is!)

1839, January 1 –Platte County officially established

1842 –Camden Point Christian Church established, present church built in 1846

1844, October 12 –Camden Point Baptist Church established, 1844 Great Flood, yet good hemp production year

1848 –William Kincaid, the schoolmaster, established the Camden Point post office, and thus the Camden Point

1848 -Female Orphan’s School established, closed in 1928

1857 –Military Academy ran until the Civil War in 1861

1858- Platte County Fair established by the Platte County Agriculture and Mechanical Association

1864, July 13 –Civil War battle just north of Camden Point (Confederates -3 killed, 3 more murdered after being taken prisoner) (Union -4 killed, 11 wounded), Union burning of 20 houses in Camden Point that night, a memorial now stands in honor of the dead Confederates established in 1871

1867, October 12 –Lodge No. 169 of the Ancient and Accepted Mason chartered and still running

1888, December 20 –Camden Point is an incorporated village

1889 –Camden Point Bank established

1899 – town was booming with 26 businesses

1913- the Interurban railroad was established half a mile from Camden Point, it closed in 1933

1920 –Camden Point Public School established

1958- Interstate 29 is built from Fargo, ND to Kansas City, MO

1960 – town became a 4^th class city