Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-02
''Y" SUMMER CAMP ASSURED
Tract Of 1900 Access Secured, Embrac-
ing Meadow Greek rails.

What phomises to be one of tn
most helpful moves that ever cam
to this county now seems assured
The State Y. M. c. A. has securet
some 1900 acres of land embracin,
what is known as Meadow Creel
Falls, five miles west of Crossville.
1t is the purpose of the "Y" tt
make this model camp for boys
Out of the twenty-five or more sum
mer camps now operated by the 'Y'
it is the feeling of them behind this
project that ALT he others nave been
very materially injured and taken
out of the true summer camp idea
by ther having been too much work
done that put them in the modern
city class. In this instance an effort
will be mode to retain the natural
conditions just as far as comfort and
convenience will permit and at no
time will be allowed to evolve into
the modern city by severe change
from what nature has made.
This camp will be supplied with
bungalows, water system, electric
lights, auditorium and every conven-
ience that will make life comforta
BILE, but the grounds will be kept as
nature has, made them with the eX-
ception of such changes as building
a dam to empound water for lake
covering some 200 to 800 acres and
the establishment of a limited sys-
tenn of good roads through the prop
erty will necessitate.
It is the purpose of the "Y" to
start this season with tents that will
accommodate from 200 to 800 young
men. Out of the number that is TO
come seventy-fve have signified thar
willingness sto employ considerable
of their vacation period helping to
clean off the grounds and remove =
trees and underbrush from what is
to be the lake.
To impound the water for the lake
q concrete wall 25 to 80 feet high
will be built in the narrow part OF
the gorge through which Meadow
creek flows. The narrowest point OF
the gorge is not over six fee wide.
The entire length of wall that will DC
required is from forty to one hund-
red feet long and only few feet
high for the greater part OF the dist
ance. -,
The streams flows east and the fall
which is not abrupt but stands at
an angle of less than as degrees
will be stopped entirely, except as 1t
will become spillway for the dam
rather than falls as now. The pres
ent pool will not be destroyed as
the spillway will supply water suiii-
cient to maintain it for the greater
part of the year, at least. The lake
will lie west of the present falls and
will comprise considerable portion
of a natural meadow of several hund-
red acres. There will likely be two
spillways should the dam be built at
first sufficiently high to insure rails
ing the water to the point that VIII
make it deep enough over the larger
part of the lake area to permit tne
use OF steam lduIlCll ftllu ~" D
clear of all distractions.
Much credit is due Walter ROCK,
well, of DeBuque, Iowa, for the
people being able to acquire tne
property. Mr.. Rockwell owned 3Oo
acres embracing the falls and the
project would have been Impossible
without acquiring that particular
tract. Instead of asking stiff
price for the property, when he was
apprised of what it was to be used
for he generously donated the 3OO ,
acres and lent his assistance in &C
,uiring the remainder of the 1,2OO
acres. Mr.. Rockwell is much gratl-
led and the consumation of the pro-
ect and feels that he has been rich
v paid for being able to lend aid to
10 worthy cause. III
A private car containing several q
hundred men arrived here early Sat v
,rday morning to look over the prop I
rtv. Crossville citizens gladly fur r
,ished cars to take them to the prop
rty. They carried with them fresh
mutton and pork, which was barba-
ned at the sight and splendid din
er served to about thirty-five peo-
lie.
Personnel of Party Il
Aside from number of Crossvllle S
itizens the following gentlemen OF s
rominence from a distance were \
resent: A. B. Richardson, State y
ecretary of the Young Mems Chris y
ian Association; H. w. Stanley, Re =,
eiver of the Tennessee Central Rail y
bad; Dillon Wallace, Labrador Ex- ?
lorer, New York City; William A. q
ToIson State Geologist, Nashville;l j