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Welcome
to Echo HIll Environmental Education Area. Echo Hill was originally a farm, established in 1836. In 1936, the property
was purchased by Robert and Hermia Lechner, who created a summer camp
for boys. The following year, the camp was expanded to permit girls. Many
of the existing farm structures were destroyed during the conversion to
a camp, but salvaged beams from the barn were used in the dining hall
(now the Main Lodge). The orchard was cut down and replaced by 200,000
evergreens by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. The county acquired
the property in 1973. Today, Echo hill still continues its tradition of
teaching local children about nature throught the Summer Nature Program
and other scheduled or requested programs.  |
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