Camp Welfare facts for kids
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Camp Welfare
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Camp Welfare, July 2012
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 Location in South Carolina
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| Location | Off U.S. Route 21, near Ridgeway, South Carolina |
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| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900, c. 1930 |
| Architect | Multiple |
| MPS | Fairfield County MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000586 |
| Added to NRHP | December 6, 1984 |
Camp Welfare is a historic African-American religious campground located near Monticello, Fairfield County, South Carolina. It was founded after the American Civil War by the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. It is a collection of approximately 100 one-story, frame, weatherboarded cabins called tents arranged in a double "U"-shape. The focal point of the camp is the arbor; a rough, gable roofed wooden shelter with wooden benches. Also located at the camp is Zion Church; a frame building with a gable roof surmounted by a belfry built about 1930.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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