Camp Mystic Historical Significance

News

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings

Dozens of Camp Mystic buildings removed from 100-year flood map by FEMA before expansion, records show

The Federal Emergency Management Agency included Camp Mystic in a "Special Flood Hazard Area" in its National Flood Insurance map for Kerr County, Texas, in 2011.

Arizona Daily Star · 2d

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map

Oversight was loosened as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the years before the floods, a review found.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Camp Mystic girls had a safe haven by the river for 100 years. Then, the flood came.

In the week since the flood, generations of Mystic Girls are turning to each other. They are seeking the familiar that takes them back to camp.

NBC News on MSN8d

Former counselor speaks on significance of Camp Mystic

Former Camp Mystic camper and counselor Claudia Sullivan spoke with NBC News' Tom Llamas about the significance and future of ...

Rolling Out11d

What we know about the Texas camp flash flood tragedy

Flash floods devastate Texas summer camp leaving children missing as catastrophic flooding hits Camp Mystic and families ...

Palm Beach Post9y

Swartz: History, significance of Camp Murphy on full display

Sally Swartz A few of the buildings still stand as churches, homes, a community center, a bar and a garage in Stuart, Jupiter and Hobe Sound. And traces of Camp Murphy’s 1,000 structures remain ...

Texas governor says at least 161 people missing after floods

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at least 161 people are known to be missing, after catastrophic flooding hit the state. The ...

usace.army.mil7mon

765th Transportation (Terminal) Bn. Soldiers, Japan Ground Self-Defense ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan – U.S. Army Soldiers and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members here worked together Nov. 19 to beautify a piece of history on the installation that dates to World War II. The ...

Report: FEMA Repeatedly Loosened Oversight At Texas Camp Where 27 People Died In Flooding

Federal regulators removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from a 100-year flood map as the camp looked to expand.

Girl details Camp Mystic evacuation during catastrophic Texas flooding

NBC News’ Morgan Chesky speaks with a young camper who survived catastrophic flooding at Camp Mystic and has a message for grieving families.

Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.

Hide inaccessible results