Swezey Camp 3rd

The second Swezey Camp was built by the Long Trail Patrol in 1935 near the Buck Job site, occupying the location of an earlier camp that had burned the previous summer.

The frame camp was constructed from lumber salvaged from old lumber camp buildings, with materials donated by Christopher Swezey of Manchester.

It stood on the steep bank of Day Brook, which flows through a picturesque gorge, and slept eight people, or twelve with crowding, and was equipped with built-in seats, a table, and a large cook stove.

By 1946, the camp had deteriorated to an advanced state of decomposition and needed rebuilding.

Despite ongoing maintenance efforts, the structure remained in poor condition through the 1950s, with its bunk capacity eventually reduced to four.

By 1971, it was maintained by the Green Mountain Club as an auxiliary shelter to the nearby Swezey Shelter.

The camp was torn down by the U.S. Forest Service in August 1977.

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