Near Walkertown in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Y Camps of Salem Chapel Township
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
1. Y Camps of Salem Chapel Township Marker
Y Camps Betty Hastings and Civitan were located near Old Field Creek, which runs below the road here Civitan 1½ miles north and Betty Hastings Ύ of a mile south. The Glade Street YWCA opened Camp Betty Hastings in 1936, offering residential summer programs for schoolgirls and year-round amenities for single working women. Racially integrated women's groups and co-ed Y groups used the camp as early as the 1950s. Camp Civitan opened in 1947 on land the Civitan Club purchased for the YMCA to use as a camp for African American boys. The camp operated under a co-op agreement and was used as a summer camp by African American YMCA, YWCA, Girl Scout, and Boy Scout groups before integration. Both camps closed in the mid 1980s.
Erected by Forsyth County, NC.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 36° 13.156′ N, 80° 10.996′ W. Marker is near Walkertown, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Lake Woussicket Road and Stafford Mill Road, on the right when traveling east on Lake Woussicket Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Walnut Cove NC 27052, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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Photographed by Larry Gertner, October 9, 2023
2. Y Camps of Salem Chapel Township
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Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 3, 2023
3. Y Camps of Salem Chapel Township Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. 2. submitted on October 9, 2023, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on October 5, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
