Old Kia Kima
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| Old Kia Kima | |||
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 Thunderbird Lodge | |||
| Address | 26 Kolo Dr Cherokee Village, AR 72529 | ||
| Website | http://www.oldkiakima.org | ||
| Owner | Old Kia Kima Preservation Association | ||
| Location | on the South Fork River near Hardy, Arkansas | ||
  Old Kia Kima Old Kia Kima (Arkansas) | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| Coordinates | 36°18′44″N 91°30′59″W / 36.31221°N 91.51641°W | ||
| Camp size | 43 acres | ||
| Founded | 1916 | ||
| Founder | Chickasaw Council of Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Awarded for | Arkansas Register of Historic Places[1] | ||
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Old Kia Kima is a restored former Boy Scout summer camp now owned and operated by the Old Kia Kima Preservation Association. The camp is situated on a bluff overlooking the South Fork of the Spring River, in Sharp County near Hardy, Arkansas. In 2015 it was placed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places.[2]
Brief History
The original Kamp Kia Kima opened in 1916 and operated (excluding World War II years[3]) as a Boy Scout summer camp until 1963.[4] For the next 33 years the camp was in a state of abandonment and ruin until 1996 when the Old Kia Kima Preservation Association, Inc. was formed with the mission to restore the camp.
In 1964, Boy Scout summer camp activities were moved to a new, larger camp now known as the Kia Kima Scout Reservation.[5]
After having been closed for 39 years, in 2002 the former Boy Scout camp reopened under the name Old Kia Kima.[4] It now has lodges that can be booked by Scouts and other youth groups.[6]
Old Kia Kima Preservation Association
The Old Kia Kima Preservation Association (OKKPA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit youth leadership and service organization formed to restore the former Boy Scout summer camp and in so doing, provide camping facilities to qualified youth groups so they can experience the spirit of Old Kia Kima.
See also
- Kia Kima Scout Reservation
- Old Kia Kima
- Kia Kima Museum
- Old Kia Kima Preservation Association
- Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
References
- ^ Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
- ^ Curtis, Tammy (15 April 2015). "Old Kia Kima named to Arkansas Historic Registry". Areawide News. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Chickasaw Council Reports of Committees 1940
- ^ a b Morton, Fred "Kia Kima at the Beginnings of Scouting in Memphis", September 6, 2016
- ^ 1964 Kia Kima Dedication Program
- ^ Puthoff, Flip (15 May 2014). "Effort Restores Spring River Camp To Former Grandeur". Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.