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The Gunnery Camp, 1861

1861 · Washington, Connecticut

Images of the 1861 Gunnery camp, which arguably began the American summer camp tradition.

Gunnery-Camp — Gunnery-Camp 1861 The American summer camp tradition arguably began in 1861 with Connecticut educator Frederick Gunn's "Gunnery Camp," where children fished, foraged, and practiced military drills.

The American summer camp tradition arguably began in 1861 with Frederick Gunn’s “Gunnery Camp,” where children fished, foraged, and practiced military drills.

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