| Camden East | |
|---|---|
| — village — | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| District | Lennox and Addington |
| Municipality | Stone Mills |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 306 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 613 |
Camden East is a village in the Municipality of Stone Mills, located east of Greater Napanee in Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
In 1800, one of the first settlers was Albert Williams, the son of a United Empire Loyalist family. The first saw mill was built in 1818 by Abel Scott [2]. He sold the rights to the mill to Samuel Clark who added a wool mill and a grist mill. The community was then called Clark’s Mills. In 1832, the post office was built. The name changed to Camden East, after the township which was organized in 1787 and named in honor of Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden, and Lord Chancellor of Great Britain in the late 18th century.