Kanuga Conference Center
Historic conference center in North Carolina, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kanuga Conference Center (Cherokee: ᎧᏄᎦ) is affiliated with the Episcopal Church in the United States of America and the Anglican Communion. It is located on 1,400 acres (5.7 km2) near Hendersonville, North Carolina, with scenic Kanuga Lake at its center. Yearly, more than 35,000 guests utilize the facilities, which include the conference center, Camp Kanuga (for boys and girls), Camp Bob, and the Mountain Trail Outdoor School.
Kanuga Conference Center | |
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General information | |
Type | Conference center, summer camp, hosting facility |
Location | North Carolina |
Town or city | Hendersonville |
Country | United States |
Coordinates | 35°15′43″N 82°31′16″W |
Opened | 1928 |
Owner | Non-profit corporation of the same name ceded in 1972 from The Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina, The Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, The Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, The Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, and The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina |
Website | |
http://www.kanuga.org | |
Kanuga Lake Historic District | |
Nearest city | Hendersonville, North Carolina |
Area | 100 acres (40 ha) |
Built | 1909 |
Architect | John Nolen Richard Sharp Smith, et al. |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 95001056[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 31, 1995 |
The word kanuga is of Cherokee origin, referring to both a former place of a Cherokee settlement in South Carolina and to a Cherokee tool resembling a short comb with seven teeth used in preparation of players in a Cherokee ritual stick ball game. The description "gathering place" also came to be associated with the term, which led to its selection as the name of a new vacation colony in 1909.