Camp Greylock
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Camp Greylock is a boys' summer camp located in Becket, Massachusetts
. The land was purchased in the fall of 1915, and the opening summer was 1916. The founders were three brothers, George, Gabriel ("Doc"), and Lou Mason. It is currently the oldest continuously operating, private summer all-boys camp in Massachusetts.
Becket, Massachusetts
Becket is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census.- History :...
. The land was purchased in the fall of 1915, and the opening summer was 1916. The founders were three brothers, George, Gabriel ("Doc"), and Lou Mason. It is currently the oldest continuously operating, private summer all-boys camp in Massachusetts.
Notable campers and staff
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, Broadway lyricist - Josh Malina, actor
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, businessman - Billy MillsBilly MillsWilliam Mervin Mills or "Billy" Mills, also known as Makata Taka Hela , is the second Native American to win an Olympic gold medal....
, Olympic gold medalist - James Newman (actor), actor
- Ron Perelman, businessman
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