Ten Mile River Trader » Camp Newcombe http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog Collecting Ten Mile River, one patch at a time Mon, 21 Jun 2010 22:46:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Where Did The Name for Camp Newcombe Come From? http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/2008/05/06/where-did-the-name-for-camp-newcombe-come-from/ http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/2008/05/06/where-did-the-name-for-camp-newcombe-come-from/#comments Tue, 06 May 2008 21:41:42 +0000 billmul http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/?p=104 A few days back, I posted on a neckerchief from Camp Newcombe, while wandering about the web, I came across some information on

Richard S. Newcombe (1880-1930) led a life dedicated to public service, most notably as Queens Country District Attorney from 1924 to 1929, where he prosecuted some of the most famous cases of the 1920s.

… and from the same source:

Newcombe was elected Surrogate of Queens County in 1929 and served as president of the Boy Scouts Sustaining Association of Queens. Robert Newcombe’s work for the Boy Scouts was the inspiration for the 1929 dedication of Camp Newcombe in Wading River, Long Island. After his death from heart failure on May 9, 1930, more than 1,000 mourners attended Newcombe’s funeral at his home at 75 Greenway Terrace. The crowd was so large that an overflow of mourners gathered in nearby Hawthorn Park. Later that year, Newcombe Square was dedicated, the location being chosen due to its proximity to the Queens Criminal Courts.

 

]]> http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/2008/05/06/where-did-the-name-for-camp-newcombe-come-from/feed/ 0 Newcombe Scout Camp http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/2008/04/21/newcombe-scout-camp/ http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/2008/04/21/newcombe-scout-camp/#comments Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:34:32 +0000 billmul http://www.tenmilerivertrader.com/blog/?p=102 Camp Newcombe was one of the short-term camps of Greater New York Councils from the 1930′s until the 1960′s. It was located on Long Pond near Wading River Long Island.  It was a small camp, approximately 45 acres on a 40 acre natural lake. It was also used at least for a time in the 1930′s as a lone-troop summer camp.  It contained 4 Lodges and 8 small cabins as well as a number of tent sites.

I am only aware of a single piece of memorabilia issued for this camp.  I’d be interested in information (or a trade on any other items issued for this camp.

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