▁could ▁cover ▁the ▁whole ▁cost , ▁an ▁appeal ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁William ▁P . ▁In gers oll , ▁a ▁phil anth rop ist ▁from ▁nearby ▁C anton , ▁Illinois . ▁After ▁confirm ing ▁for ▁himself ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁the ▁request , ▁In gers oll ▁agreed ▁to ▁pay ▁for ▁the ▁entire ▁property ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁his ▁don ation ▁remain ▁anonymous . ▁So ▁it ▁was ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁W ilder ness ▁Camp ▁officially ▁opened ▁for ▁its ▁first ▁camp ing ▁season . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁de cade , ▁In gers oll ▁continued ▁to ▁an onym ously ▁fund ▁the ▁camp , ▁allowing ▁for ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁buildings ▁and ▁the ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁surrounding ▁land , ▁eventually ▁bringing ▁the ▁camp ▁to ▁its ▁current ▁ 9 6 0 ▁acres . ▁Following ▁In gers oll ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁camp ▁was ▁renamed ▁In gers oll ▁Sc out ▁Res ervation ▁in ▁his ▁honor ▁with ▁the ▁permission ▁of ▁his ▁remaining ▁family . ▁ ▁Fol kl ore ▁In ▁In gers oll ' s ▁time ▁as ▁a ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁camp , ▁many ▁rum ors ▁and ▁myth s ▁about ▁the ▁camp ▁have ▁emer ged ▁among ▁camp ers ▁and ▁staff . ▁These ▁stories ▁are ▁a ▁vital ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁camp ' s ▁identity . ▁ ▁Given ▁In gers oll ' s ▁strange ▁asym met rical ▁layout , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁much ▁spec ulation ▁over ▁what ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Side . ▁The ▁most ▁popular ▁theory ▁is ▁that ▁the