Moses Merrill Baptist Camp

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Moses Merrill Baptist Camp
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Locationnorthwest of Fullerton
Nearest city Fullerton, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°22′16″N97°59′06″W / 41.37111°N 97.98500°W / 41.37111; -97.98500
Area99 acres (40 ha)
Built1942
NRHP reference No. 04000295 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 14, 2004

The Moses Merrill Baptist Camp, near Fullerton, Nebraska, is a historic site dating to 1942. Also known as Broken Arrow Wilderness Area and Camp and denoted as NeHBS#NC00-002, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. The listing included 24 contributing buildings and one contributing object (main entrance gate) on 99 acres (40 ha). [2] It was deemed significant for its association with religious history, being a summer camp site starting in 1942 for the Nebraska Baptist State Convention. In 2003, it was known as Broken Arrow Wilderness and Camp. It is located near the Cedar River. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Greg Miller (November 2003). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Moses Merrill Baptist Camp / Broken Arrow Wilderness Area and Camp; NeHBS #NCOO-002". National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos from 2003