Camp Atwater

Camp Atwater
Location North Brookfield, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°14′22″N 72°3′0″W / 42.23944°N 72.05000°W / 42.23944; -72.05000Coordinates: 42°14′22″N 72°3′0″W / 42.23944°N 72.05000°W / 42.23944; -72.05000
Built 1921
NRHP Reference # 82004477[1]
Added to NRHP April 15, 1982

Camp Atwater is a summer camp on Shore Road in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. It was established in 1921 on the shores of Lake Lashaway on property donated by Mary Atwater, to provide a summer recreational experience for African-American boys, at a time when summer camps were generally racially segregated. The camp catered primarily to middle- and upper-class African Americans, and drew attendees from up and down the Atlantic coast. Notable attendees include Coleman Young, Clifford Alexander, Jr., and Wayne Budd.[2]

The camp was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Camp Atwater". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-03-25.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.