This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
4-H Camp Long History Ties to War Bond Efforts
A 4-H camp in Camp Long near Aiken traces its origins to 1930 4-H leadership and a 1943 Liberty ship christening funded by war bonds raising 3.6 million dollars. The ship bore Senator A Frank Lever name after the Smith Lever Act. The camp has grown to 288 acres with timber buildings and modern facilities.
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Morris Lodge
Camp Long
South Carolina
H’ers
U.S
A. Frank Lever
County Extension Service
Lever
Aiken
Monson Morris
New York
Morris
Aiken County
Clemson University
C. Lee Gowan
W. W. Long
Hitchcocks
W.R. Grace
Claudia Phelps
Amp
South Carolina Electric and Gas Company