The word "camp" originally referred to Roman military lodgings in the 1500s, not summer recreation. It later evolved to describe temporary civilian shelters, then children's summer camps in the late 1800s, driven by urban anxieties about masculinity and American values.
From Roman barracks to summer fun: camps surprising history
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