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Initial Encampment

When: 1885
Where: Orange Lake, N. (state not confirmed in supplied passage)
Part of: Camp Dudley founded at Westport, New York

Sumner F. Dudley took seven boys for a week's encampment at Orange Lake in 1885, marking the beginning of the camp's history.

Following a request in 1884 to take young honor YMCA members camping, Dudley organized a week-long trip for seven boys at Orange Lake. This initial activity was referred to as Camp Baldhead and later became the Boys' Camping Society.

Sources

Camp Dudley Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-29

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