Presidential Retreat adapred from The National Parks Service
Catoctin Mountain Park was originally land purchased by the goverment in 1936, to be developed into a recreational facility. The facility was
to demonstrate how rough terrain and eroded soil could be turned into productive land again. Camp Misty Mount was first used by the Maryland
League for Crippled Children. After the first year, the League moved to a second camp in 1938, Camp Greentop, because Camp Misty Mount's
terrain was difficult to negotiate in a wheelchair. A third camp, Camp Hi-Catoctin, was completed in the winter of 1938-1939 and was used for
three years as a family camp for federal employees.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt was accustomed to seeking relief from hot Washington, D. C. summers and relaxing on weekends aboard the
presidential yacht Potomac or at Hyde Park NY. In 1942, the U. S. Secret Service were very concerned about the President's continued use of the
Potomac World War II had brought an attack on Pearl Harbor and had drawn German U-boats close in Atlantic waters. Presidential safety and
Presidential health were concerns. The mugay climate of Washington, DC was considered detrimental to his health affecting his sinuses. A new
retreat, a place to relax within a 100 mile radius of Washington, DC and in the cool mountain air was sought Several sites were considered, but
Camp Hi-Catocin in the Carotin Recreational Demonstration Area was selected after the President's first visit on April 22. 1942. A camp was
already built on the site and the estimated conversion cost was 518,650. It was also almost 10 degrees cooler than in Washington, DC The camp
Which two statements from the passage best support the author's thesis?
Camp Misty Mount was first used by the Maryland League for Crippled Children
A third camp Camp Hi-Catoctin was completed in the winter of 1938 1939 and was used for
three years as a family camp for federal employees
It is a place where Presidents can relax, unwind, contemplate entertain distinguished guests in
an informal setting and cope with the pressures of modern day society,
in 1952. Truman approved a compromise under which the land north of Maryland Route 77
would remain Catocin Mountain Park operated by the National Park Service and the land south
of Maryland Route 77 would become Cunningham Faris State Park
Mary historical events have occurred at the presential Retreat the planning of the Normandy
Invasion Eisenhower Khrushchev meetings Camp David Accords with Menachem Begin of Israel
and Anwar Sadar of Egypt discussions of the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam War discussions and many
other meetings with foreign dignitaries and guests