The Raleigh and Augusta Railroad came to Cameron in 1857, and for quite a while that was the end of the line. A community was soon established with a variety of merchants and residents that had arrived with the railroad. Incorporated in 1876, the town was named after Paul Cameron, an official of the railroad. Cameron soon became a bustling commercial center with several general stores, turpentine distilleries, a millstone company, and a carriage works. From 1880 to 1890, the Cameron-based Muse Brothers Store was known as the largest store between Richmond and Augusta.  The Lucretia Dewberry (a mild Blackberry) was introduced to Moore County in 1892 and Cameron soon became known as the “Dewberry Capital of the World.”  Cameron has once again put itself on the map – this time as the antique capital of the Sandhills. Normally a quiet residential community, on the first Saturday of May and October, the town will be bustling with vendors and antique shoppers. People come from many states, searching for new old treasures while enjoying delicious dewberry deserts in one of the lovely tearooms.