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William H. H. Murray s 1869 book Adventures in the Wilderness; or, Camp Life in the Adirondacks was so popular that in a matter of months it caused a Murray Rush where thousands of hunters, fishers, and campers from NY and Boston went to Adirondacks and spurred modern American camping.

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Fun Fact: William H. H. Murray’s 1869 book “Adventures in the Wilderness; or, Camp Life in the Adirondacks” was so popular that in a matter of months it caused a “Murray Rush”—where thousands of hunters, fishers, and campers from NY and Boston went to Adirondacks and spurred modern American camping.

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