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Camp Welfare


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Founded after the Civil War by the AME Church, Camp Welfare is made up of 100 cabins and the small framed Zion Church. The site was used for annual camp meetings and is one of the few historic properties in Fairfield County associated with African-Americans.


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Address: Camp Welfare
Ridgeway,SC 29130

Phone: (803) 635-4242

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