The 'Y' camp at Bent Creek Lake

Dublin Core

Title

The 'Y' camp at Bent Creek Lake

Subject

Asheville (N.C.)
Bent Creek Experimental Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest (N.C.)
Biltmore Forest School
Buildings
Camp sites, facilities, etc.
Camping
Cradle of Forestry in America (N.C.)
Forestry and community
Forestry schools and education
Forests and forestry
Hotels
Lakes
North Carolina, Western
Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
Schenck, Carl Alwin, 1868-1955. Biltmore story
Tourist camps, hostels, etc.
United States. Forest Service

Description

Accommodations for 70 boys at a time. Four churches and 'Y' built five houses and the 'Y' a big community boathouse and lodge. Cost to boys $1 a day. Underprivileged boys taken for 1 week at no cost to them.

Creator

USFS

Publisher

[Digital Publisher: D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections, UNC Asheville]
National Forests in North Carolina, Asheville, NC

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jp2 ; black and white ; 6 in. x 8 in. ; no negative
photographs

Language

eng

Type

StillImage

Identifier

2085
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/2085

Date Created

2011-12-01

Spatial Coverage

Pisgah National Forest (N.C.)

Is Part Of

Forestry in Western North Carolina

Citation

USFS, “The 'Y' camp at Bent Creek Lake,” OAI, accessed May 7, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/2085.