five ▁acres ▁were ▁purchased ▁from ▁Joseph ▁D odge , ▁a ▁local ▁far mer . ▁This ▁land ▁included ▁a ▁farm house , ▁which ▁later ▁became ▁the ▁Super int endent ' s ▁C ott age . ▁ ▁The ▁camp ▁grounds ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months ▁by ▁Method ist ▁con greg ations ▁from ▁towns ▁along ▁the ▁North ▁Sh ore ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁( such ▁as ▁Lyn n , ▁Gro vel and , ▁and ▁Reading ). ▁The ▁camp ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Bishop ▁Francis ▁As bury , ▁a ▁prominent ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Method ist ▁camp ▁meeting ▁circuit ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁camp ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁the ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁Historic ▁District ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁Historical ▁context ▁Camp ▁meet ings ▁can ▁be ▁trac ed ▁the ▁back ▁to ▁Kentucky ' s ▁" Gre at ▁Rev ival " ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁The ▁movement ▁spread ▁to ▁the ▁southern ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁other ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁there after . ▁Me et ings ▁typically ▁last ed ▁several ▁days ▁and ▁included ▁int ensive ▁services , ▁prayer , ▁and ▁b ible ▁study . ▁Although ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁is ▁a ▁Method ist ▁community , ▁other ▁religious ▁groups ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁and ▁Bapt ists ▁also ▁joined ▁this ▁movement . ▁ ▁Although ▁As bury ▁Gro ve ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁camp ▁in ▁Massachusetts ▁( it ▁was ▁preced ed ▁by ▁cam ps ▁on ▁Cape ▁C od ▁and ▁Wes ley an