' s ] ▁V ine yard ▁Gazette , ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁to ▁honor ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁wh aling ▁in ▁New ▁Bed ford . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁Council ▁did ▁own ▁a ▁property ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁camp . ▁This ▁property , ▁off ▁Rock ▁O ' ▁D und ee ▁Road ▁in ▁South ▁D art mouth ▁[ 2 ], ▁was ▁too ▁small ▁and ▁lack ed ▁ade qu ate ▁water ▁sources , ▁both ▁for ▁drink ing ▁and ▁sw imming . ▁For ▁a ▁short ▁time , ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁council ▁shared ▁the ▁summer ▁camp ▁facilities ▁of ▁the ▁Fall ▁River ▁Council ▁[ 3 ], ▁but ▁this ▁was ▁de emed ▁" not ▁satisf actory ▁for ▁many ▁reasons ." ▁[ 4 ] ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁through ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁summer ▁camp ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Camp ▁Maxim , ▁which ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁Boys ▁Club , ▁and ▁also ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁program . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁the ▁C ach al ot ▁Council ▁conducted ▁a ▁capital ▁fund ra ising ▁campaign ▁express ly ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁acqu iring ▁a ▁suitable ▁camp . ▁Many ▁local ▁business es ▁and ▁individuals ▁contributed , ▁and ▁the ▁campaign ▁successfully ▁raised ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁the ▁council ▁began ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁suitable ▁property . ▁After ▁considering ▁several ▁properties ▁[ 5 ], ▁they ▁placed ▁on ▁offer