CAMP PEEP-OUT - 1935 to (19??)
at Bowman's Bluff
at Bowman's Bluff
Pictured below, a 1938 postcard of CAMP PEEP-OUT
Local sources say that this girls and boys summer camp was located on the former George H. Holmes (1833 - 1910) estate of the Welsh Colony, Big Willow. Location to be verified.
The privately owned, 35 acre property was once known as the French Willow Farm,
on the French Broad River and Cummings Road.
Local sources say that this girls and boys summer camp was located on the former George H. Holmes (1833 - 1910) estate of the Welsh Colony, Big Willow. Location to be verified.
The privately owned, 35 acre property was once known as the French Willow Farm,
on the French Broad River and Cummings Road.
The postcard above is from Mrs. T. M. Abbott, the camp manager, to Mr. Weldon Blythe (Sherrill Weldon Blythe 1901 - 1952, Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery).
Postmarked Nov 18, 1938, Charlotte,
Mrs. Abbott writes to Mr. Weldon Blythe:
"Thank you for your card. Yes, Please you keep peepy for me, I would rather have him there with you. Hope you are well and happy. Very truly, Mrs. T. M. Abbott"
Perhaps "Peepy" is the mule pulling the wagon load of campers. Who is the woman in the photo? She may be Mrs. T. M. Abbott of Charlotte, the manager of the camp who is mentioned in the 1937 Times-News clipping. The children in the wagon are not identified at this time.
Postmarked Nov 18, 1938, Charlotte,
Mrs. Abbott writes to Mr. Weldon Blythe:
"Thank you for your card. Yes, Please you keep peepy for me, I would rather have him there with you. Hope you are well and happy. Very truly, Mrs. T. M. Abbott"
Perhaps "Peepy" is the mule pulling the wagon load of campers. Who is the woman in the photo? She may be Mrs. T. M. Abbott of Charlotte, the manager of the camp who is mentioned in the 1937 Times-News clipping. The children in the wagon are not identified at this time.
Camp Peep-Out was owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Jones McCrary
Camp Manager was
Mrs. Theodore M. Abbott of Charlotte
11 Mar 1936, Times-News
30 May 1935, Times-News
2 June 1937, Times-News
10 June 1938, Asheville Citizen Times
4 Aug 1937, The Robesonian