ents ▁( one ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁churches ). ▁These ▁large ▁t ents ▁had ▁wood ▁walls ▁meas uring ▁six ▁feet ▁high , ▁a ▁canvas ▁roof , ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁inside ▁was ▁often ▁covered ▁in ▁st raw . ▁ ▁Pe ak ▁years ▁ ▁The ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁saw ▁the ▁camp ▁meeting ▁movement ▁gain ▁momentum ▁and ▁vital ity . ▁The ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 0 ▁to ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁marked ▁the ▁largest ▁period ▁of ▁growth ▁for ▁the ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁camp . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁built . ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁marked ▁change ▁from ▁the ▁site ' s ▁early ▁years ▁where ▁the ▁primary ▁accommod ations ▁consisted ▁of ▁rough ▁t ents ▁or ▁open ▁air ▁cam ps ites . ▁The ▁oldest ▁surv iving ▁c ott ages ▁were ▁built ▁closest ▁to ▁the ▁prayer ▁circle , ▁with ▁newer ▁structures ▁radi ating ▁out ward ▁from ▁that ▁point . ▁Like ▁other ▁cam ps ▁of ▁the ▁era , ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁slowly ▁evol ved ▁to ▁include ▁permanent ▁structures ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁b ak ery , ▁post ▁office , ▁and ▁rail road ▁ticket ▁office . ▁By ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁society ▁t ents ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁two ▁story ▁wood ▁structures , ▁five ▁of ▁which ▁remain ▁today . ▁ ▁Camp ▁participants ▁came ▁from ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁background s . ▁A ▁resident ▁directory ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th