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Camp Mystic was in the nation’s ‘most dangerous river valley.’ Parents say they never knew.
Generations of parents sent their daughters to the Christian camp on the Guadalupe. It suffered floods over the years but no ...
Christian girls summer camp devastated by floods holds decades-long history with presidents, Texas politicos
Camp Mystic has deep roots with Texas politicians, including former first lady Laura Bush, who worked as a counselor there, ...
Camp Mystic’s owner warned of floods for decades. Then the river killed him
Dick Eastland, the Camp Mystic owner who pushed for flood alerts on the Guadalupe River, was killed in last week’s deadly ...
History of Camp Mystic, summer camp hit by deadly Central Texas floods
Rescue operations are ongoing in Central Texas after flash flooding along the Guadalupe River left 27 dead and 10 girls and ...
Camp Mystic, the haven on the Guadalupe River, has drawn campers for nearly a century
Camp Mystic, the summer haven torn apart by a deadly flood, has been a getaway for girls to make lifelong friends and find ...
Evacuations and Lost Cabins: A Century of Floods at Camp Mystic
Some camps in the region had to be evacuated, and local newspapers described how Camp Mystic was among those cut off from the outside world. According to a Kerr County history book, floodwaters at ...
What to know about Camp Mystic, as death toll from girls' camp reaches 27
About 700 children were at Camp Mystic when flash floods hit on Friday. Here's what we know about the storied summer camp for ...
Texas floods: 133 dead as report claims Camp Mystic leader received flood warning hour before disaster
Flash flood warnings remain in effect across parts of Central Texas Tuesday morning as thunderstorms and torrential rain continue to soak the region ...
FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show
Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic’s buildings from their 100-year flood map, as the camp ...
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‘My favorite place in the entire world’: Camp Mystic inspired generations of Texas women
Nearly 30 campers and counselors at the 99-year-old Hill Country institution died after flooding devastated the area on ...
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At nearly 100 years old, Camp Mystic now associated with tragedy
Next year, if it resumes operations, Camp Mystic will turn 100 years old. But should it celebrate that centennial milestone, it will woefully also commemorate the one-year anniversary of an awful ...
Inside Camp Mystic: The Elite Summer Camp Where Texans Sent Their Kids
Three Texas governors, Dan Moody, John Connally, and Price Daniel, all sent their daughters to Camp Mystic between the 1930s and 1960s. At the same time, future First Lady Laura Bush served as a camp ...