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Alto Frio History
History of Alto Frio Baptist Encampment, A Seventy-Five Year Story

In his book, Meeler Markham includes a wealth of information about
Alto Frio Baptist Encampment. Mr. Markham was President of Alto Frio
Baptist Encampment from 1953 to 1957. He covers everything from initiators
and founders to how different periods in history effected the camp.
The paper-bound book has 151 pages, including a section in the middle
with old black and white pictures (some of which hung in the
old cafeteria for years). The chapter divisions are as follows:

Introduction
Ch. 1 Preludes to the Establishment of Alto Frio Baptist Encampment
Ch. 2 Beginnings
Ch. 3 The First Encampment
Ch. 4 Beginners -- Initiators and Founders
Ch. 5 Officers
Ch. 6 Program Personalities
Ch. 7 Growth and Development
Ch. 8 Stabilization
Ch. 9 Depression and War Years
Ch. 10 Post War Years
Ch. 11 The Early Fifties
Ch. 12 Time of Transition
Ch. 13 The Sixties
Ch. 14 The Pivotal Years
Ch. 15 Remarkable Growth
Ch. 16 Phenomenal Progress
Ch. 17 A Summation of History

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