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A Rich Heritage
The Eagle Eye Express
Wednesday July 15, 1998
Welcome to Ozark Mountain
Country!
You're standing on some of the finest
camping grounds in all the United
States.
The National Royal Rangers Training
Center,
know as Camp Eagle Rock spreads
across
1,500-plus acres of land that is nestled
between
the Mark Twain National Forest and Table
Rock
Lake.
The campground rests on the
Missouri/Arkansas
border. Our property features
meadowland, low
mountains, streams, ponds, caves and
extensive
forest areas.
(However a dry, hot summer can make our
spring-
fed creeks a bit dry!)
The land on which Camp Eagle Rock sits is
rich
in history. It has been said that a portion of the
campground that lies in Arkansas once
belonged
to a religious group in the 1800's who fled
the
Carolinas due to religious
persecution.
Much of Camp Eagle Rock was once owned
by
James and Tom Pyatt. One of James sons
became
a Pentecostal preacher.
The land was later inherited by Ray and Walter
Farwell.
James Pyatt was Ray's and Walter's
grandfather.
The two brothers later purchased additional
acreage
before selling the land to the national Royal
Rangers
ministry,
March 16,1985 wittnessed antother milestone
in
our history when the National Royal Rangers
Training
Center was dedicated in impressive
ceremonies.
The celebration would not be possible,
however,
without the volunteer help of hunnders of
commanders.
Come and vist the Johnnie Barnes lodge and
you
will see the fireplace that was built the
old-fashioned
way. The rocks used to build the lodge
fireplace
were grathered from the grounds of Camp Eagle
Rock.
Eagle Rock was hand hewed.
Our campground is used much more for
Camporamas
held ever 4 years. The National Frontiersmen
Camping
Fellowship Rendezvous is also hosted there
ever
4 year - ever other year a major national event
is
held at the national campground. The Eagle
Rock
Adventure, for Rangers and their leaders, is
also
held at Camp Eagle Rock. Also the grounds
are
frequented by men who come from acrossed
the
United States to take training
sessions. Such
training sessions are the National
Academy,
the National Training Camp, and the
National
Training Trails. The lodge and
campground is
also rented to church groups that hold various
fuctions.
Without the finanncial support of many
churches,
business, and individuals, this national
campground
would still just be a dream. A main
source for raising
funds to pay for Camp Eagle Rock
was through
the
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