Camp Androscoggin | |
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| Nickname: Camp Andro | |
| Motto: Help the Other Fellow | |
  Camp Androscoggin Location within the state of Maine | |
| Coordinates: 44°20′58″N 70°3′25″W / 44.34944°N 70.05694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Kennebec |
| Founded | 1907 |
| Elevation | 299 ft (91 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | About 275 campers |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 04284 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-80880 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582796 |
Camp Androscoggin is an all-boys summer camp in Wayne, Maine, and one of the oldest in the state. It is ACA (American Camp Association) accredited.[1] It was founded in 1907 by Edward M. Healy,[2] a Department Head at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Healy became President of the American Camping Association (ACA) in 1916 shortly before his death.
The camp has an average intake of between 250 and 280 boys aged 8 to 15 years, and takes enrollments nationally and internationally.
- ^ "Find a Camp: Camp Androscoggin". Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ^ Camp Androscoggin founding date; A Handbook of the best private schools of the United States and Canada (1915); Vol. 1 p. 234; retrieved 3 April 2011