Brevard Summer Camp for Girls, March 4, 1921

“We know the water wheel was in use from the founding of the camp in 1921 until Duke Power brought electrical lines to the camp in 1930.  If you stand on the dam at the lake today and look down you can still see the stone remains of the water wheel foundation.” From the History Archives of Rockbrook, online at https://www.rockbrookcamp.com/archive/history/

Getting Camp Ready for Occupation in Summer

The popularity of Brevard and its surroundings as an ideal spot for summer camping has additional evidence in the enterprise now being undertaken by J.H. Tinsley on the land connected with his place about two miles from Brevard.

Some time ago Mr. Tinsley bought the George Glazener place and moved there from Brevard. He has recently granted a 10-year lease to Hinton McLeod of Gulfport, Miss, of a part of the land, for the purpose of having a summer camp for girls located there.

Mr. Tinsley’s part of the contract includes the erection of 17 buildings for the use of the camp. There will be seven main buildings, such as a lodge room, dining room, kitchen, bath houses and office buildings, and the remaining 10 will be structures to be used by the girls in place of tents. These cottages will be 16 by 20 feet in size, with openings for ventilation running around the four sides.

Beside the erection of houses, a small lake will be built as part of the camp’s equipment and attractions.

Mr. McLeod is obligated by his part of the contract to install electric lights and telephones at the camp.

It is understood that all the buildings are to be completed and the camp ready for occupation by the first of June.

Mr. Tinsley has started a saw mill in operation on the place and is busy pushing the work to completion.

From The Brevard News, March 4, 1921