Camp Bothin, officially known as the Bothin Youth Center, is a Girl Scout summer camp since 1948 located in Marin County. The site is managed by Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area and supported by the Bothin Foundation. The Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts of the USA in the United States) is the largest intenational youth organisation for girls and young women. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Marin County is a county located in Californias San Francisco Bay Area, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ...

History

Camp Bothin began as a convalescent home for women and children, called Hill Farm established in 1905 near Fairfax, California on property then owned by Henry E. Bothin. The patients were initially housed in an old farmhouse. Normally, Hill Farm was home to 30 patients, but during the summer the mild climate allowed as many as 60 through the use of tents and cots. During this time, Miss Elizabeth H. Ashe was director. 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Fairfax is a town located in Marin County, California. ...

In 1910, a corporation entitled Bothin Convalescent Home for Women and Children was formed. Mr. Bothin deeded 152 acres (615,000 m²) of land to this corporation. The old farm house was torn down and a rustic building, now known as Manor House, was erected that could accommodate 40 patients with deep sleeping porches and an outdoor dinning room. 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

That same year the Arequipa Sanatorium, directed by Dr. Philip King Brown, was opened to serve women in the first stages of tuberculosis. The name Arequipa, taken from a city in Peru, is said to be a Native American word signifying ‘place of rest.’ Tuberculous lungs show up on an X-ray image Tuberculosis is an infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (miliary TB), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... Arequipa is a city in southern Peru and the nations second-largest city. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ...

Following the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, dust- and ash-filled air contributed to a tuberculosis epidemic in San Francisco. With the help of local artists and members of the area's philanthropic community, Dr. Brown engaged tubercular women in therapeutic handcrafts to combat idleness and avoid the stigma of charity. Arequipa Pottery is now highly prized among collectors. The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake at San Francisco, California on the early morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906. ...

The ceramics therapy was directed by a succession of nationally known ceramists: Frederick Hürten Rhead, Albert Solon, and Fred Wilde. The master potters were responsibile for shaping the greenware, thus resulting in very dramatic variations in styles; however the surface decorations were added by the patients either in the form of designs painted on the surface or patterns carved into the damp clay. Later, Rhead introduced slip trailing which has become the signature form of decoration of Arequipa pottery. The word ceramic is derived from the Greek word Κεραμεικος (the name of a suburb of Athens), and in its strictest sense refers to clay in all its forms. ...

In 1917, the Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated. This group was responsible for raising the $30,000 need to build Stone House. It was here that professional and business women could come to rest and recuperate after illness. 1917 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

As treatment methods changed, the need for Bothin dropped. In 1948, Miss Ashe offered a small building now known as Little House to the San Francisco Girl Scouts for troop camping. A few years later Manor House was made available for Girl Scout use and by 1955 the entire Bothin property was offered to the Council for its use. The property was developed for use by Girl Scouts and a pool was added. The name was officially changed to the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center. 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In the 50s, Arequipa was closed as a hospital and in 1959 the property was leased to Girl Scouts. By 1963 both sides of the property began to operate as the Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

Time line

1905

Hill Farm convalescent home for children opened by Henry E. Bothin

1910

• Bothin Convalescent Home Board founded and 152 acres (615,000 m²) is deeded.
• Manor House built.
• Arequipa built.

1917

Bothin Helping Fund was incorporated to distribute funds under the terms of H. Bothin.

1919

Stone House completed.

1922-1940

Bothin is abandoned.

1948

Use of Little House and Bothin property was offered to Girl Scouts.

1948-1953

During this time, 181 troops, representing 2221 Girl Scouts and 556 leaders, made use of Bothin.

1954

Severely crippled and mentally retarded Girl Scouts attend camp sessions.

1955

• Use of Bothin offered to Girl Scout for at least 10 years.
• Name changed to Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

1959

Use of Arequipa offered to Marin Girl Scout Council.

1963

Entire property becomes Henry E. Bothin Youth Center.

External links

• Camp Bothin Fact Sheet (http://www.girlscoutsbayarea.org/Pubs_and_Forms/assets/2004-2005_Pubs/Campsite_Fact_Sheets/bothin_2003.pdf) (PDF)