Cultural heritage and a legacy from the past

The heritage of a country town is what the community values from the past that exists in the present. It is made up of tangible and intangible heritage, as well as multi-layered and multi-dimensional. The country town story can is a timeline with many side shoots or a tree with the main stem and many branches. 

In Camden New South Wales the Heritage Conservation Area benefits from the legacy of the colonial period in the town's history.

The Camden town centre has several identifiable architectural styles that include: Georgian; Victorian; Edwardian; Interwar modern; Mid-20th century modern; Post-modern.

Some historical themes run through the story of the town and its past. They include Camden as a little England,  Camden, the country town (the market town, the dairy town), Camden the economic and transport hub of the district, and Camden the country town idyll.

There are many locations in our local area where a person can be a time traveller into the past. The visitor and local can both imagine and walk over the past.

Camden living history is ever-present in the community.

One of those colonial stories is about the Cowpastures and its importance in community identity and the area's sense of place.