Kaleidopete
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Kittatinny Valley State Park is located off Route 206 in Andover, New Jersey. The park was formed in 1994.
Within the park's boundaries is a former YMCA Camp, known as Jersey Boys’ Camp at New Wawayanda.
It was on the shores of Slaters Lake (now Lake Aeroflex) that this camp was established in the summer of
1919, after relocating from Lake Wawayanda in Vernon Township, NJ. In 1954, the camp moved yet again to
Johnsonburg, NJ and later, to Frost Valley, New York. Along one of the park trails is the ruins of the Outpost
Memorial Lodge, built in 1947 to commemorate former campers who served in World War II. According to a
former camper, "There was an enclosed room in the NW corner, but the East side of the lodge was open."
If you visit and look at the outside corner near the fireplace, you can spot the cornerstone with "1947" etched into it.
Within the park's boundaries is a former YMCA Camp, known as Jersey Boys’ Camp at New Wawayanda.
It was on the shores of Slaters Lake (now Lake Aeroflex) that this camp was established in the summer of
1919, after relocating from Lake Wawayanda in Vernon Township, NJ. In 1954, the camp moved yet again to
Johnsonburg, NJ and later, to Frost Valley, New York. Along one of the park trails is the ruins of the Outpost
Memorial Lodge, built in 1947 to commemorate former campers who served in World War II. According to a
former camper, "There was an enclosed room in the NW corner, but the East side of the lodge was open."
If you visit and look at the outside corner near the fireplace, you can spot the cornerstone with "1947" etched into it.