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Mr. Lambert, who lives on the park’s western boundary in Page County, wag at the “Hoover Days” celebration last weekend, autographing books and talking with the visitors.
He listened as a middle-aged man recalled his visit to the camp with the Boy Scouts in the 1950s. The Scouts used the camp for some years, but found it was just too far up in the woods to be practical.
Ranger Hoffman smiled as he recalled stories told by some of the former Scouts. “They remember hiking miles back in the woods to get to the camp, and then to get around. Actually,” he chuckled, “the absolute end of the camp is only about a half-mile away from the road.”
After the Scouts abandoned the camp, the park began renovating the buildings, but only three of the original 13 remain. The others, Ranger Hoffman said, were dismantled piece by piece and hauled away. Most are now in private hands in Madison County, having been rebuilt in their new locations. Those familiar with the camp’s history, he said, joke that Camp Hoover can now be found spread across Madison County.
Today, only bits of pipe and
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