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Camp Mystic
Camp Mystic is a private non-denominational Christianity, non-denominational Christian girls' summer camp in Unincorporated area, unincorporated Kerr County, Texas, US. It is set on a campus consisting of two neighboring sites southwest of Hunt, Texas, Hunt, near the confluence of the Guadalupe River (Texas), South Fork Guadalupe River and Cypress Creek. The camp serves girls aged eight to seventeen. The camp suffered heavy damage from the July 2025 Central Texas floods, with 27 confirmed fatalities, six more people missing, and buildings destroyed. History The camp was founded in 1926 by E. J. Stewart, under the name Stewart's Camp for Girls. It offered a single eight-week session each summer. In July 1932, the camp suffered a flash flood which washed away several cabins, but no fatalities were reported. In 1937, the camp was purchased by the Stacy family, who have maintained ownership ever since. Since 1939, the camp has been an all-girls camp. By 1934 and until at least J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerr County, Texas
Kerr County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 52,598. Its county seat is Kerrville. The county was named by Joshua D. Brown for his fellow Kentucky native, James Kerr, a congressman of the Republic of Texas. The Kerrville, TX Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Kerr County. History Around 8000 BC, early Native American inhabitants arrived in the area, with numerous successive cultures following in prehistoric times. Historic tribes encountered by Europeans included the Kiowa, Comanche, and Lipan Apache. In 1842, the Adelsverein Fisher–Miller Land Grant set aside to settle 600 families and single men of German, Dutch, Swiss, Danish, Swedish, and Norwegian ancestry in Texas. Henry Francis Fisher sold his interest in the land grant to the Adelsverein in 1844. In 1845, Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels secured the title to of the Veramendi grant, including the Comal Spring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |