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A common term used in the early 1900's was "Hooligan"
It was defined as a young man who does noisy or violent things as part of a group or gang.
During the early 1900's, along the Westchester County shoreline, there was a camp that was nicknamed HOOLIGAN CAMP. The camp consisted of wooden platforms that sat on pilings that could accommodate a large canvas tent that easily allowed space for a family. At the beginning of the summer the campsites would be assigned by permit. Some now defunct newspapers, reported how the permit system was rigged because it seemed that only civil servants and their families were being awarded these permits year after year. The families would move in at the beginning of the summer and were joined on the weekends by their Fireman or Policeman husbands/father. The noise that would accompany the weekend drinking parties is why the residents along the Westchester shore called it The Hooligan Campgrounds. Because many of the residents of the camps were Policemen, the complaints about excessive noise, (especially after dark), would fall on deaf ears.
I was only at this site once before and stumbled upon it by accident. The perimeter is overgrown with brush and hedges and I had to practically chop my way in the last time I was there. The only physical remains of the camp today is the wooden pilings that the platforms once sat on. The hedges are still there but I found a new way in. I will hunt this site next week during the milder weather that has been predicted.
I did manage to swing the coil for a few hours before I went looking for the Campsite. I recovered 43 clad coins, an old NYC Transit tokens and a few sinkers from along the shoreline.
It was defined as a young man who does noisy or violent things as part of a group or gang.
During the early 1900's, along the Westchester County shoreline, there was a camp that was nicknamed HOOLIGAN CAMP. The camp consisted of wooden platforms that sat on pilings that could accommodate a large canvas tent that easily allowed space for a family. At the beginning of the summer the campsites would be assigned by permit. Some now defunct newspapers, reported how the permit system was rigged because it seemed that only civil servants and their families were being awarded these permits year after year. The families would move in at the beginning of the summer and were joined on the weekends by their Fireman or Policeman husbands/father. The noise that would accompany the weekend drinking parties is why the residents along the Westchester shore called it The Hooligan Campgrounds. Because many of the residents of the camps were Policemen, the complaints about excessive noise, (especially after dark), would fall on deaf ears.
I was only at this site once before and stumbled upon it by accident. The perimeter is overgrown with brush and hedges and I had to practically chop my way in the last time I was there. The only physical remains of the camp today is the wooden pilings that the platforms once sat on. The hedges are still there but I found a new way in. I will hunt this site next week during the milder weather that has been predicted.
I did manage to swing the coil for a few hours before I went looking for the Campsite. I recovered 43 clad coins, an old NYC Transit tokens and a few sinkers from along the shoreline.
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I bet there is a "ton" of keepers around that camping area. 
