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    The first organized American summer camp was founded in 1861 by Frederic and Abigail Gunn, who brought students camping for two weeks of activities like fishing and boating. In 1874, the first YWCA camp was established to provide rest and recreation for female mill and factory workers. The American Camp Association was founded in 1910 to establish standards for camps across the US. Major developments included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned racial segregation in camps, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which required camps to accommodate children with disabilities. Today, "adult summer camps" have become popular as a nostalgic retreat for working adults.

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    The first organized American summer camp was founded in 1861 by Frederic and Abigail Gunn, who brought students camping for two weeks of activities like fishing and boating. In 1874, the first YWCA camp was established to provide rest and recreation for female mill and factory workers. The American Camp Association was founded in 1910 to establish standards for camps across the US. Major developments included the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which banned racial segregation in camps, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, which required camps to accommodate children with disabilities. Today, "adult summer camps" have become popular as a nostalgic retreat for working adults.

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    A B R I E F T I M E L I N E O F

    SUMMER CAMP IN
    1861
    AMERICA The first organized American camp
    is founded. Federick & Abigail Gunn
    brought their school students on a
    two-week trip into the woods
    where they set up camp. The boys
    1874 engaged in activities such as
    The first YWCA camp is established trapping, fishing, and boating. The
    following the rise in employment Gunnery Camp continued on for
    of women in textile mills and twelve years.
    factories. Camp Sea Rest in
    Asbury Park, NJ was founded so
    1885
    that young women could get some
    rest and recreation away from the Sumner Dudley takes a group of
    city. YMCA members camping and
    establishes what becomes known
    as Camp Dudley. In 1908, the
    1910 camp moved to Westport, NY
    where it is located to this day,
    The American Camp Association making it the oldest continually
    is founded by Alan S. Williams. running camp in America.
    Williams desired to create a
    standard for organized camp
    experiences across the US. This
    desire evolved into the ACA
    Standards, which were adopted in
    1948. The Standards are used to
    accredit camps for upholding
    health, safety, and good 1964
    programming.
    The Civil Rights Act is passed,
    ending segregation and
    discrimination based on race,
    religion, or sex. The following year,
    the ACA adopts its own non-
    discrimination policy, banning
    exclusion based on race or religion.
    1990 125 members of the ACA resigned
    in protest of the new policy, and
    The Americans with Disabilities camps were slow to integrate.
    Act is passed. The act requires
    summer camps to provide
    reasonable accommodations so that
    campers with disabilities can 2013
    participate in programming. Camps
    added ramps and other Adult “summer camps” become
    accommodations to make camp a the new trend as businesses, such
    possibility for all kids. as Camp No Counselors, seek to
    provide adults with a break from
    adult life. These weekend retreats
    provide adults with nostalgic
    activities from their youth as well
    as night socials filled with alcohol
    and music.

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