Name/Title
Stoughton HallEntry/Object ID
2023.10.342Description
Porch of a semi-collapsed wooden building with the caption "Stoughton Hall built in 1909 - wrecked by a tornado in 1956."
This image was featured as History Mystery # with the solution: This is Stoughton Hall which was located on a very high dune at the middle of Camp Gray (now the Presbyterian Camp). It was damaged by the disastrous April 3, 1956 tornado.
Also included is a photo of the building prior to the tornado.Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Digital scanSubject Person or Organization
Presbyterian Camp/Camp Gray/Forward Movement Park 1899-2014Context
In 1956, a tornado grazed Camp Gray, then leveled the Oval Beach refreshment house and Kalamazoo lighthouse before wreaking havoc to the northeast. The storm destroyed property in Laketown Township before killing nineteen people in the Zeeland area.Collection
Weather, extreme, 1897 Forward Movement Park, Gray and Presbyterian Camps -2014Cataloged By
Winthers, SallyAcquisition
Accession
2023.10Acquisition Method
Found in CollectionNotes
These photos were published by Jack Sheridan for Commercial Record "History Mystery" features.Location
* Untyped Location
Digital data in CatalogItGeneral Notes
Note
These image(s) were copied from the SDHC photo blog [or the Jack Sheridan drive if that was a superior version] in preparation for updating the SDHC website in 2023.Create Date
November 4, 2023Update Date
July 1, 2024
