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6235 | Echo Lake Camp - Appalachian Mountain Club - Southwest Harbor, Maine |
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| "The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring. | Description: "The Appalachian Mountain Camp at Echo Lake was established in 1922..." - Traditions and Records of Southwest Harbor and Somesville, Mount Desert Island, Maine by Mrs. Seth S. Thornton, p. 126 - 1938. Ralph Stanley says that the Appalachian Mountain Club tents were stored in the sheds behind his house at 102-104 Clark Point Road in the 1930s. He remembers watching them hauled out of the sheds that later became his boat building shop, every Spring. [show more] | ||
10591 | Water Tower and Camp at Great Pond CCC Camp |
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| The automobile on the left is a 1929 Ford Model A. The one on the right is probably a 1928 or 1929 Chevrolet. | Description: The automobile on the left is a 1929 Ford Model A. The one on the right is probably a 1928 or 1929 Chevrolet. | ||
10571 | Aerial View of Great Pond CCC Camp |
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| Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | ||
9446 | Aerial View of Great Pond Camp in Winter |
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| Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | |
9447 | Aerial View of Great Pond Camp |
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| Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | Description: Benjamin Conley Worcester's blueberry barren on the other side of Long Pond Road, is visible at the upper left of the photograph. | |
10621 | Sleeping Tents at Great Pond CCC Camp |
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10680 | Article from Happy Days - Civilian Conservation Camp Newspaper |
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| Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" | Description: Text of article reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT - but Co. 158, Great Pond Camp, Southwest Harbor, Maine: Is located on an island in the Atlantic ocean - Mountains, lakes and sea surround it - Fishing and swimming are to be enjoyed in the summer - Hunting in the fall and skating, skiing, snowshoeing, basketball and dancing in the winter - Has had no casualties since its origin - Has a CCC member 75 years old - Has a "dream-walking" who usually is picking himself up all day long - Has curtains (given by C.O.'s wife) a fireplace, orange and brown furniture and games in its attractive Recreation Room - Has a radio in each barracks - Has city water and lights - Has constructed fish pools where trout are being raised for the state - Has the prettiest log cabin ever built for the C.O. and his family - Has mass said on Saturdays until the boys didn't know whether they were Jewish or Catholic - Has been running itself for three months without help of regular army soldiers - Has First Lieutenant P.A. Harris, C.A.C. for a C.O. Take a look at our fireplace, barracks and our beautiful company street. What do you think? - The Boss Reporter" [show more] |