The Odd-Fellows were among those who gathered in Mountain Lake Park. The charitable group was one of the first of its kind to admonish segregation, allowing people of color to join their ranks.

The Epworth League became a fixture at summer camp meetings. Trains would transport youth groups by the hundreds to enjoy the mountaintop retreat.

Camp Meeting At The Assembly Hall

44th Annual Camp Meeting in 1927

The Deaconesses

Gathering at Bashford Amphitheater

Odd-Fellows 1921

Odd Fellows Close Up

Pittsburgh Conference Epworth League Institute 1923

Camp Meeting

Mountain Lake Park was a religious retreat and a popular place to hold camp meetings. Coming by the thousands each year, programs grew and could run for up to three weeks. Various groups would congregate from Wheeling, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and more.

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