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Camp North Bend, also known as Camp Waskowitz, is a 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 acre complex of wood-frame buildings. Constructed by and for the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1935, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. [1] It is the only intact example of CCC work camp design and construction in King County, Washington. [2]
After the land was converted to a park, but still unopen to the public, the camp was often vandalized. [5] One of Nelson's tool sheds was burned down; the arsonist attempted to burn other buildings but was unsuccessful. [6] In April 1984, park rangers discovered Nelson's "treasure": a hiding place in his chimney held 5,005 coins, totaling ...
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Interior decorations such as rustic and Mission Style furniture, mounted trophies of fish and game, Japanese fans and screens, and American Indian artifacts were influenced by Eastlake's ideas. [1] Camp Santanoni, Newcomb, New York, built for Robert C. Pruyn of Albany, was the first Adirondack camp to be comprehensively designed as a unit by a ...
The state of New York owns or controls more than half of the 6 million acres (24,000 km 2) in the Adirondacks.Most of this is protected by Section One of Article 14 of the state's constitution, known as the Forever Wild Clause: “The lands of the state, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands”.
Hunting Lodge or Hunting lodge may refer to: Hunting lodge (U.K.) , in Britain, a small country property used for organising hunting parties Jagdschloss ("hunting lodge"), in central Europe, a mansion or schloss built as the hunting residence for a king or nobleman and his entourage
The original purpose of the hunting lodge is symbolized by the bronze stag perched at the apex of the stepped roof of its central dome, and the hounds' heads that decorate the vases on the roofline. The building has a saltire plan – four angled wings project from the oval-shaped main hall. The extensions resulted in separate pavilions linked ...
Primitive sites had two buildings, a cookhouse and a bunkhouse. Larger camps also had an outhouse, barn, blacksmith shop, filer shack (to sharpen the saws), office and camp store. [2] Lumber cut by the lumberjacks was the source of the materials for the buildings, and camps were built in the fall prior to the winter logging season.