(Began operation in 1911)
Moderns vs. Classics
BEAVER CAMP, P. O. East Union, Me. Alt.
200 ft.
Elizabeth W. Fisher, 2222 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pa., Margaretta Poe,
Earl Court, Baltimore, Md., Mrs. S.Naudain Duer, 400 South 15th St., Philadelphia,
Pa. For girls 14-18 Em. 66 Staff 16 Est. 1911 Fee $400.Beaver is one of
the better known camps which is patronized by a fashionable clientele largely
from Philadelphia and Baltimore. The directors are assisted by carefully
chosen councilors.
Much attention is given to athletics and water sports. There are opportunities
for handcrafts.
(From "A handbook of summer camps annual summary of. Porter Sargent)
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The property was purchased in 1910 and sold in 1952 to Viking Lumber. It
was in operation as a
girls camp from 1911 until 1951. Beaver Camp was the second to be established,
on the shore of Alford Lake . The girls came to Union by train and trolley
and were transported from there to Hope by buckboard wagons. Wagons this
type can be seen at the Matthews Museum in Union.
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Hope Historical Society has several copies of "The Beaver Camp Budget"
a publication of the Beaver Camp Alumnae Association. Several sections of
the 1920 edition are reproduced here.
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Betty Lou Richards has prepared a book about Beaver Camp, which has been
given to the Hope Historical Society. Much of the information on this website
is in the book. Pages that are not can be accessed here, except for
sales and purchase agreements.
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Click either on the thumbnail pictures or the P numbers below to see the related pictures. Many more are available in the Historical Society collection.
P972 Baseball team P973 Rowing Team P974 War Canoe Team P975 Counselors vs. Girls P976 Trip to Bald P977 Sunday tea, little beaver. P978 Diving P980 Moderns P981 Moderns & Classics P982 Tennis team P983 Music teacher's cabin 2008 P984 Dining room 2008 P985 Bunk room 2008 P986 Initials on ceiling P987 Main Building Fireplace 2008 P988 Main Building 2008 P989 Dean of women's cabin painting P990 Dean of women's cabin 2008 P991 Boat House 2008 P1000 Infirmary 2008 P1021 Reading & Writing Cottage P1013 Message on a board P1014 Counselors P1020 Map of the camp