Camp Olmsted (New York)

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name = Camp Olmsted
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caption = Front gate of camp
location = Cornwall on Hudson, NY
nearest_city = Newburgh
lat_degrees = 41
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 23
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 74
long_minutes = 00
long_seconds = 14
long_direction = W
area = 76 acres (30 ha)
built = 1901cite web |url=http://www.campolmsted.org/CampOlmstedHistory.htm |title= A Rich Past|accessdate=2007-07-11 |format= |work=campolmsted.org ]
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added = November 23, 1982
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refnum = 82001212
mpsub = Hudson Highlands MRA
governing_body = Five Points Mission

Camp Olmsted is a summer camping facility in Cornwall on Hudson, New York, operated by the Five Points Mission,cite web |url=http://www.campolmsted.org |title= Camp Olmsted|accessdate=2007-07-11 |format= |work=campolmsted.org ] a Methodist organization. It is located along Bayview Avenue, NY 218, near Storm King Mountain.

It was founded in 1901 when the mission, which had been working to improve conditions for residents of the eponymous Manhattan slum (depicted in the Martin Scorsese film "Gangs of New York") since 1848. At the turn of the century, they realized children from the immigrant families they were helping needed a place to get away from the city during the summer. Sarah and John Olmsted donated the 21-acre (8 ha) parcel that was originally known as the Olmsted Fresh Air Home. Campers would take the Hudson River Day Liner from the city to Cornwall and then proceed to the camp.

In 1966 the New York City Society took a role in operating the camp, which, when three cabins were winterized, allowed for year-round operation. The camp was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and accredited by the American Camp Association two years later. The addition of two adjoining properties in 1998 brought the facility to its current 76-acre (30 ha) size. Today the camp runs four 12-day sessions for city children in the summer, and religious retreats year-round.

References

External links

* [http://www.campolmsted.org/ Camp website]