Name: Camp Davis

 

County: Teton

 

Authority Name:

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1103934W

Latitude: 431658N

 

Legal Description:

 

Elevation: 6119/1865

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Locale

 

Origin of Name:

Camp Davis was a camp for surveying, the first of its kind. It was established in 1874 by the late Professor Joseph Baker Davis, of the University of Michigan. The camp stands as a monument to his enthusiasm, his sincerity, his steadfast demand and his kindly interest in the student. In 1929 the camp was moved to Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Source: WPA

 

Other Names: Camp Michigan

 

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History:

Camp Michigan, the oldest of its kind, is a summer school of engineering founded in 1874 by the late Professor Joseph Baker Davis and maintained by the University of Michigan and Northwestern University.

Source: Wyoming Guide   

 

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Maps:

1:24000 Quadrangle: Camp Davis

 

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