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CAMP CORY

Program
NYS Historic
Subject
Arts & Culture, Site
Location
140 Route 54 East Lake Road, Penn Yan NY 14527
Lat/Long
42.6364518, -77.0728605
Grant Recipient
YMCA Camp Cory
Historic Marker

CAMP CORY

Inscription

CAMP CORY
ROCHESTER YMCA CAMPING PARTY
BEGAN 1892. LOCATED HERE 1920.
DEDICATED 1922 IN HONOR OF
LT. H. LAWRENCE CORY, KILLED
IN ACTION DURING WWI.
WILLIAM G. POMEROY FOUNDATION 2019

One of the oldest camps in the United States, Camp Cory began in 1892 with a camping party that continued in several locations until 1920 when the land was acquired on Keuka Lake, just south of the Village of Penn Yan. The camp was named for and dedicated to Lieutenant Lawrence Cory, who served during World War I and was killed in action in France. The camp is still active and serves many children each year.


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