Camp Ouachita National Historic Feasibility Study

Collection

Identifier: MC 1340

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Scope and Content Note

The collection contains photocopies of correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other documents accumulated during the feasibility study conducted in 1994-1995 by the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas. The study was done to evaluate the development potential of the entire Camp Ouachita complex to serve as a tourist/visitor attraction and to contribute to the local economy. The collection also contains two maps of the Camp Ouachita site, two sets of the original renderings of Camp Ouachita National Historic District and other blueprints, 16mm film, video tape, and thirty-five computer discs with photographic images.

Dates

ca 1934-1994

Creator

Ouachita Girl Scout Camp (Perryville, Ark.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Materials are in English.

Access Information

Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.

Use Information

No Use Restrictions Apply.

No Interlibrary Loan.

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Biographical Note

The Ouachita Girl Scout Camp located on Lake Sylvia in the Ouachita National Forest, Perry County, Arkansas, was built during the Great Depression by the federally financed Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Work Progress Administration (WPA). The camp was in continuous use by the Girl Scouts until 1979 when the site was closed mainly for lack of an adequate supply of potable water. Because of the camp's historic significance, it has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1994, a local citizen's group, Lake Sylvia Community Project Group, and a number of public and private organizations (Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism, West Central Arkansas Planning and Development District, Arkansas Trails Council, the University of Arkansas, and Arkansas Tech University) in conjunction with the Ouachita Forest Service began working towards restoring the historic Camp Ouachita/Lake Sylvia as a working facility.