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The Antiochian Village Retreat and Conference Center/Camp was founded in 1978 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Ligonier, Pennsylvania. [2] Owned and operated by the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America , it consists of both a Camp and a Retreat and Conference Center.
Between 1927-1974, the resort was a Boy Scout camp known as Camp Aliquippa, named after an Indian queen, pictured here. [6] 1980-2000; In the 1980s, the park was owned by a local real estate developer. He incorporated the park, renamed it to Roaring Run Resort, and launched regional marketing campaigns like the newspaper ad shown here. [7] 2000 ...
The campus was developed as the Pennsylvania Soldier's Orphan School after the American Civil War. The school was moved from the old Madison College in Uniontown up to the mountain location with fresh air and a healthier environment for the children. The school operated from 1875 until 1908. The Whyel Chapel was built in 1880.
Also, the counts in this table exclude boundary increase and decrease listings which modify the area covered by an existing property or district and which carry a separate National Register reference number. 16 percent of the NRHP's in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia, and nearly 40 percent are located within the Delaware Valley.
Mont Lawn Camp is located adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and includes 43 buildings, a large lake, pool, chapel, barn and a dining hall. [6] Available activities at Mont Lawn Camp include rock wall, hiking, archery, canoeing, challenge course, and swimming.
Camp Hidden Falls closed in 2012, while Camp Tweedale and Camp Tohikanee closed in 2015. [23] In 2018, Hidden Falls became a part of the National Park Service's Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. [24] Camp Tweedale was sold to the Chester Water Authority in 2016. [25]
The Six Penny Day Use Area and Group Camp are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. French Creek State Park is located off of Pennsylvania Route 345 to the south of Birdsboro . French Creek State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) and its Bureau of State Parks as one of "25 ...
Tamiment, first known as Camp Tamiment, was an American resort located in the Pocono Mountains of Pike County, Pennsylvania, which existed from 1921 through 2005. Originally established by the Rand School of Social Science in New York City as a Socialist camp and summer school, Tamiment developed into a regular resort and later fell under ...