page_title: Camp Uncas
hierarchical_section_title: Camp Uncas
caption_attribution_description: English: Gate to Uncas Road, photo by Seneca Ray Stoddard. Great Camp Uncas designed by William West Durant 1890, in 1895 sold to J.P. Morgan to settle a debt. Left empty for many years, then operated as a museum by H.R. Birrell, now a private home.
context_page_description: Camp Uncas, began in 1890, was the second Adirondack Great Camp built by William West Durant for his own use, after Camp Pine Knot, which he sold to industrialist Collis P. Huntington, due to financial difficulties. It was built on the shore of 110-acre Lake Mohegan, near Great Camp Sagamore. Uncas was completed in two years.
context_section_description: Camp Uncas, began in 1890, was the second Adirondack Great Camp built by William West Durant for his own use, after Camp Pine Knot, which he sold to industrialist Collis P. Huntington, due to financial difficulties.  It was built on the shore of 110-acre (45 ha) Lake Mohegan, near Great Camp Sagamore.  Uncas was completed in two years.
caption: Camp Uncas gate in 1899
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