| 1730: | Fredricksburg, proclamation of King George II to South Carolina to establish 11 townships, one of which will become Fredricksburg, then Pine Tree Hill, then Camden |
| 1733: | Fredricksburg, December 6th, resolution from Royal Council to employ James St. Julian to survey township on the Wateree River on what will later become Pine Tree Hill, then Camden |
| 1750: | Quakers, arrival of Irish Quakers under Samuel Wyly, 1750-1751 |
| 1758: | Pine Tree Hill, arrival of Joseph Kershaw from Charleston, establishment of Pine Tree Hill |
| 1763: | King Haiglar slain by raiding Indians, August 30 |
| 1768: | Camden, Pine Tree Hill is changed to Camden to honor Lord Camden, champion of colonial rights |
| 1771: | Courthouse and jail completed in Camden |
| 1771: | Jail and courthouse completed in Camden |
| 1774: | Fair, citizens receive authorization to hold bi-annual fairs at Camden, first such events in South Carolina |
| 1777: | Powder magazine, Camden constructs a powder magazine |
| 1780: | Agnes of Glasgow died February12, months before the British troops arrived in Camden |
| 1780: | Battle of Camden, wounding and eventual death of Baron Dekalb, August 16 |
| 1780: | DeKalb, Baron mortally wounded in Battle of Camden, August 16 |
| 1780: | Revolution, occupation of Camden by British forces during the American Revolution, 1780-1781 |
| 1781: | Battle of Hobkirk Hill, subsequent withdrawal of British from Camden, April 25 |
| 1781: | Jackson, Andrew held prisoner by the British in Camden jail |
| 1791: | Champion, Richard, well known English potter died here |
| 1791: | Incorporation, first corporate formal existence of Camden as a town, second one in S.C. to be given a charter |
| 1791: | Kershaw County created from the Camden District |
| 1791: | Washington, visit in Camden by President George Washington on his Southern Tour |
| 1793: | Genet, visit of French Minister Genet to Camden |
| 1798: | Camden formal plan of Camden as a planned town adopted |
| 1802: | Newspaper, first known printing of a newspaper in Camden |
| 1802: | Races, first of the Camden Races held during January |
| 1805: | Library, establishment of Camden Library Society |
| 1813: | Fire, chief town square destroyed by fire |
| 1816: | Fire, first mention of the Camden Independent Fire Company |
| 1818: | Kirkwood, establishment of Kirkwood area by John Kershaw |
| 1822: | Bank, establishment of first bank in Camden |
| 1822: | Bethesda Presbyterian Church constructed, designed by Robert Mills, famous architect from SC |
| 1825: | Clock, arrival of old town clock and bell from Philadelphia |
| 1825: | Courthouse, Mill's Courthouse constructed in Camden |
| 1825: | Lafayette, General visited Camden, dedicated DeKalb Monument |
| 1829: | Fire, November 23, Great Fire destroys commercial district of Camden |
| 1832: | Nullification, Nullification Crisis in South Carolina |
| 1838: | Factory, establishment of Dekalb Cotton Factory |
| 1840: | Guards, Formation of the Dekalb Rifle Guards |
| 1848: | Railroad, November 1st, the railroad reaches Camden |
| 1856: | Dickinson, Col. J.P., hero of the Mexican War, monument erected in Monument Square at his burial site |
| 1860: | Accident, boating accident on Boykin Mill Pond takes 24 lives, May 5 |
| 1862: | Kirkland, Richard CSA soldier becomes hero at Battle of Fredericksburg when he gives water to enemy troops on December 14 |
| 1865: | Battle, April 18th , Battle of Boykin's Mill in community of Boykin, April 18 |
| 1865: | Currency, first issue of Camden town currency in May |
| 1865: | Occupation of Camden by Federal troops during War Between the States, February 24, 1865 |
| 1865: | Reconstruction, June 14th, occupation of Camden by Federal troops during Reconstruction |
| 1865: | Sherman, February 24-25, occupation of Camden by Federal Troops under General Sherman |
| 1874: | Fire, major fire in downtown Camden |
| 1874: | Lighting, first street lighting in Camden |
| 1877: | Reconstruction, end of Reconstruction period, and redemption of local currency |
| 1880: | Duel, Cash-Shannon duel, last legal duel in South Carolina, July 5 |
| 1881: | Y.M.C.A., first Y.M.C.A. organized in Camden |
| 1883: | Monument, Confederate Monument erected at intersection of Broad and Laurens Sts. |
| 1884: | Hotel, Hobkirk Inn opened for tourists by F.W. Eldredge, north Lyttleton Street |
| 1886: | Chesnut, Mary Boykin died November 22 |
| 1886: | Earthquake, Camden experiences Charleston earthquake |
| 1886: | Opera, Camden Opera House completed, corner of Broad and Rutledge Streets |
| 1887: | School, Boylan-Haven-Mather Academy opens |
| 1888: | Bank, new Bank of Camden chartered, first since the War Between the States |
| 1888: | Newspaper, first issue of the Camden Chronicle published in Camden |
| 1889: | Hotel, opening of the Upton Court Inn, later the Court Inn, by Mrs. C.J. Perkins, Mill Street |
| 1890: | Mill, Camden Cotton Mill (Hermitage) established |
| 1896: | Telephone, first telephone service in Camden |
| 1897: | Camden Water, Light, and Ice Company established |
| 1898: | Polo, Camden's first polo team established |
| 1899: | Railroad, Seaboard Railroad line established through Camden |
| 1900: | Mill, Dekalb Cotton Mill (Kendall) established |
| 1903: | Hotel, Kirkwood Hotel opens in Camden, west Greene Street |
| 1904: | Camden Historical Society established |
| 1904: | Society, Camden Historical Society established |
| 1905: | Courthouse, built on site of Lafayette Hall, corner of Broad and Lafayette Streets |
| 1910: | Chamber of Commerce, Camden-Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce founded |
| 1911: | Hanging, last public hanging in Kershaw County |
| 1913: | Hospital, Camden Hospital opened, north Fair Street |
| 1914: | Post Office, Camden Post Office Building constructed, Broad and DeKalb Sts. |
| 1915: | Library, Camden City Library Building (Carnegie) constructed at 1314 Broad Street |
| 1916: | Flood, Catawba-Wateree flood, worst of century, Wateree Bridge washed away, July 16, replaced by ferry |
| 1918: | WW I, first man from Kershaw County killed in WW I was Trotter, June 12 |
| 1919: | Dam, Wateree Dam constructed and Lake Wateree created |
| 1919: | Murder of Robert Latta, city policeman |
| 1919: | Polo field, first private plane lands on field on November 14 |
| 1920: | Bridge, wooden toll bridge across Wateree River, replaced ferry |
| 1922: | School, Camden Grammar School built corner of Lyttleton and Laurens Streets |
| 1923: | Fire, May 17th, Cleveland School Fire, Charlotte Thompson community, one of worst school fires in US history |
| 1924: | Murder at Wateree toll bridge, Smith killed by bridge keeper Owens, December 1 |
| 1926: | Airport, Ernest Woodward donates land for airport to Camden, airfield later to be named in his honor |
| 1932: | Carolina Cup, March 22nd, first running of the Carolina Cup Steeplechase at Springdale Course |
| 1933: | Bicentennial, Camden celebrates Bicentennial as a community, 1733 founding date |
| 1935: | Accident, train wreck at Dusty Bend killed nine members of Jordan and Baker families, occurred Aug 3, 1935, see newspaper of August 9, 1935 |
| 1936: | Football, Camden High wins State Championship, Class B |
| 1936: | School, Camden High School Building constructed, 600 Bldg. Demolished in 1990's |
| 1941: | School, Southern Aviation School established at airport to train British and American pilots |
| 1944: | Hotel, Kirkwood Hotel demolished, west Greene Street |
| 1947: | Building, Farm Market, bid notice given on November 21, corner of DeKalb and Church Streets |
| 1949: | Baruch, Bernard Baruch Day in Camden |
| 1950: | Dupont Corporation opens plant in Kershaw County, first orlon plant for Dupont |
| 1950: | Springdale Hall opens |
| 1953: | Chamber of Commerce, Camden-Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce re-established after two years of non-activity |
| 1953: | Fire at Dupont Company, Lugoff, SC, two chemical tanks exploded |
| 1954: | Society, Kershaw County Historical Society established |
| 1955: | Accident, car accident on Hwy 601, Lugoff, July 12 |
| 1955: | Fire, August 13th, Speaks Oil Fire on East DeKalb Street kills two people, Speaks and Haynes |
| 1956: | Assault on Guy Hutchins, Sr., local citizen, possibly by Ku Klux Klan, late December |
| 1956: | City Hall, constructed on Lyttleton St., Open House held June 1-3 |
| 1956: | School, Blaney School, Blaney, SC burned, June 2 |
| 1956: | Y.M.C.A. of Kershaw County established |
| 1958: | Hospital, Kershaw County Memorial Hospital opened on Roberts Street |
| 1958: | School, Camden Military Academy established |
| 1959: | Hospital, Camden Memorial Nursing Home opened in the old Camden Hospital on Fair Street, later became Karesh Wing at Roberts Street hospital |
| 1962: | Blaney, SC, name changed to Elgin, SC on October 10, 1962 |
| 1962: | Elgin, SC created, name changed from Blaney, October 10 |
| 1964: | Football, Camden High wins State Championship |
| 1964: | Hotel, Court Inn on Mill Street demolished after efforts to save the structure failed |
| 1966: | School, Pine Grove School, Lugoff, SC burned December 25 |
| 1967: | Courthouse, new County Courthouse built on the site of the 1905 one, corner of Broad and Lafayette Streets |
| 1969: | School, Pine Tree Hill School, burned February 2 |
| 1970: | Camden, watershed rights in Peck Woods donated by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lloyd to the City of Camden |
| 1970: | Colonial Cup, first running on November, 14 |
| 1970: | Fire, December 17th, fire at Hatfield Fireworks, US Hwy North, Camden, SC, leaves owner Carl Hatfield and his son Johnny Hatfield dead; wife Barbara Hatfield, daughter Carlien Hatfield, and James Caviness were seriously burned |
| 1970: | Historic Camden opens |
| 1970: | School, Camden High (white) and Jackson High (black) are consolidated into one school, Laurens Street, 1970-1971 |
| 1971: | West, John Carl inaugurated as Governor of SC |
| 1972: | Camden, Waste Water Treatment Plant built; Storm drainage and sewer lines built in Kirkwood, Kirkover Hills, Edgewood; Kirkwood water lines; Animal Shelter built; remodeling of drinking water plant; repair of underground sewer system in Camden, 1973-1983 | |
| 1972: | Hospital, Karesh Wing (long term care wing) dedicated on March 19 |
| 1972: | Karesh wing (long term care) added to Kershaw County Memorial Hospital |
| 1973: | Archives, Camden Archives opens, Open House on June 21, 1975, housed in Camden City Library |
| 1973: | Library, Kershaw County Library opens, county, city and black libraries merged, at 1304 Broad Street |
| 1974: | Arts, The Fine Arts Center of Kershaw County, Inc. is established |
| 1974: | Fine Arts Center established |
| 1974: | Interstate #20 completed in Kershaw County |
| 1976: | Bicentennial, Camden celebrates the Bicentennial of the United States |
| 1977: | West, John Carl appointed ambassador to Saudi Arabia |
| 1980: | Grant, UDAG Grant for million dollars obtained by the city and loaned to Camden Forest Products/New South for the purpose of building their plant in Camden |
| 1980: | Hospital, Dialysis Center opens |
| 1981: | Hospital, Remodeling of hospital |
| 1981: | School, The Jackson School Building demolished, Campbell St. |
| 1982: | Mural, downtown mural painted by Blue Sky |
| 1982: | School, Camden Grammar School demolished, corner Lyttleton and Laurens Streets |
| 1983: | Airport runways resurfaced |
| 1983: | Fine Arts Center, the Carroll K. Bassett Memorial Building is completed |
| 1983: | Historic Camden made an affiliate of National Park Service |
| 1983: | Camden Celebrates Two-Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary |
| 1983: | School, Boylan-Haven-Mather Academy announces its closing |
| 1988: | Benton, Brook died April 9 |
| 1989: | Hurricane, Friday September 22nd, Hurricane Hugo hits Camden |
| 1990: | Flood, October 10th, Kendall Dam collapsed after heavy rains |
| 1990: | Football, Camden High wins State Championship |
| 1991: | Accident, Amtrak Train Wreck in Lugoff, July 31 , 1991 |
| 1991: | Historic Camden changed to Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site |
| 1992: | School, Camden High School moves from Laurens Street to Erenchlou Drive |
| 1998: | Doby, Larry inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 1999: | Water plant opened by city near Lake Wateree, May 4 |
