Category: Camp History
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Fifty Years
For the past several years the photos, videos, and audio recordings have been collected in preparation for this celebration. The 50th year has arrived and a committee is working on the celebration plans.
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The Sixties
Camp Horizon is prepariing to celebrate fifty years of Camp Horizon (Leesburg FL). The fact is that Camp Horizon has existed for over sixty years. There was a group in the sixties, primarily from Emmaus Bible School, that came to Florida to encourage active assemblies, plant new assemblies, and do evangelistic work. These were called…
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1965-1970 Orange Springs
The Orange Springs camp was developed after the name changed to Camp Horizon. Following the model of other assembly camps, cabin sites were sold on or near the camp property. Among those that purchases lots were the Conlon family of Hollywood and the Bradford family of Miami. The Bradford family owned their lots at least…
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1971-1972 A New Organization
Any photos from Lake Swan are mixed in with the 1970s. From the documents below, it appears that there was no camp program in 1971. After a series of meetings, Lake Swan was announced as the location for a summer youth program in 1972. REORGANIZATION A second meeting was held at the Hiawassa Hills Chapel…
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1970-1995 Anniversary Tribute
Wendell McGregor wrote this on the occasion of twenty years of Camp Horizon at Leesburg (1995). He presented this as an oral presentation and copies were sent to board members. This version was reconstructed from a scan and there are some minor edits that do not change the meaning. Some of the documents mentioned in…
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1973-1975 Brooksville
*** This is a draft, online for reviewers to add details. If you have details to add send them to 50-Years@webchapel.org.*** These were formative years for what would become the new Camp Horizon. Many of the traditions brought from the original camp along with new ones created here would be a part of camp for…
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1973-1975 Leesburg
The eighty acres on Lake Harris was a mixture of swamp and orange groves. The only standing building was a tractor barn / pump house that would late become the Craft Shed. It had a dirt floor and housed a tractor and whatever tools were being stored at camp initially. The first step was to…