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About Us: Our History
Briar Hill School was started by Dale and Betsie Lynn in 1965. They started Briar Hill School in their home, and purchased the property on Dutch Lane Road a few years later. Camp Briar Hill was started in 1976, and for the first nine years operated with the main building, one pool, the playground and ball field. But we grew as people liked our philosophy and our focus on younger campers. There was a major expansion in 1985 when we added a second pool, a giant waterslide, expanded the parking lot and added the Bunny Barn. (The name comes from all the rabbits that make their home around the building and in the woods. You won't see them much in the Summer, however, because of the all the campers.) The Bunny Barn is geared towards older campers, which also allowed more space for younger groups in the main buildings. There was another expansion in 1993 when we added the office on the front of the main building, the Gym Barn and a maintenance building. An advanced water slide for our deep pool was installed in 2000. All the buildings were air-conditioned in 2001. For the 2004 season we are doubling the size of our main pool. The new pool has a 10 foot deep diving hopper and space for a second higher diving board.
Our focus is on getting better, not bigger. That is one of the reasons why we ask parents for feedback every summer. We have a great swim program, and our sports and crafts programs get excellent reviews every year. Our Leadership Team works hard to plan the more exciting special events each summer. Frankly, it is a challenge to top last year's program every year, but that is what we strive to do.
You might also find it interesting that our history goes back way before 1965. Two history students from Rutgers visited several years ago when they were doing a research project on the Revolution. They claimed to have documentation and journals that indicate that Briar Hill was one spot where the British armies camped before the Battle of Monmouth. We are not sure that is true, but we are glad that, thanks to Mr. Washington, we drive on the right side of the road!
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