[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 188 (Thursday, November 16, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1583]
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           IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CAMP LEE

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 16, 2017

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
to recognize the 50th Anniversary of Camp Lee in Anniston, Alabama.
  The original campsite was purchased in 1930 by the Choccolocco 
Council, Boy Scouts of America, and maintained as a boy scout camp from 
1931 to 1965 as Camp Zinn. This site was selected by General R.E. Noble 
and C.H. Young, Sr. for the Choccolocco Council. General Henry Zinn, 
who died in 1924, willed $10,000 for the purchase of the property.
  As a result of the Boy Scouts' purchase of a new campsite in Dekalb 
County, Camp Zinn was for sale. On August 11, 1966, the Official Board 
of the First United Methodist Church accepted a gift of 1,000 shares of 
Phelps Dodge Corporation common stock from Mr. Arthur H. Lee, who the 
camp would later be named for.
  At a September First United Methodist Church Anniston Quarterly 
Church Conference, a loan of $65,000 was authorized to purchase Camp 
Zinn from the Boy Scouts. In February of 1967, a loan was secured with 
the stock that Mr. Lee had given the church. The loan was satisfied and 
the stock redeemed.
  At the time of purchase, the camp consisted of just the dining hall 
and kitchen, Green Lodge, the Guest House and several old tent sites 
and out-houses. In addition to the original buildings, the main lake 
across from the dining hall and the one-acre lake in Village 2 were 
already at the camp.
  Since the purchase, the cabins, pool, additional lodges and roads 
have been built. Several other properties have been added to the camp 
since 1966 including Holly Springs Baptist Church property, the Kiker 
House and Lee Farm area. Camp Lee now consists of 382 acres.
  Camp Lee provides a facility for those who seek Christ in an outdoor 
environment.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the 50th Anniversary of 
Camp Lee.

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