Summer is almost here, campers

Camp Lenape 1957
Camp Lenape 1957

If June is here, summer camp can’t be far behind.

Today there are computer camps, karate camps, space camps, basketball camps, art camps, and many more, but the place for legions of boys around here during the 1950s was Medford Township’s Camp Lenape.

My friend and frequent collaborator, Harlan Radford, Jr., is preparing an article on Camp Lenape, a 400 acre Boy Scout camp that developers bought in 1987 and turned into building lots for luxury homes.

Ye Olde Swimming Hole, Camp Lenape, Medford, NJ c.1954
Ye Olde Swimming Hole, Camp Lenape, Medford, NJ c.1954

If you know where he might find a map or diagram showing the layout and names of campsites within, please advise.

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John McCormick

Teacher at Riverton School 1974-2019, author, amateur historian, Historical Society of Riverton Board Member 2007-2023, newsletter editor 2007-2023, website editor 2011-2023

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