Camp Springs, North Carolina

Coordinates: 36°17′46″N 79°29′30″W / 36.29611°N 79.49167°W / 36.29611; -79.49167 Camp Springs is an unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina. It lies at an elevation of 784 feet (239 m).

According to oral tradition, the area took its name because troops from Cornwallis' British army camped there in 1781.^[1] On Boone Road in the southern part of Camp Springs, bluegrass promoter Carlton Haney (1928-2011) moved "The Original" Blue Grass Music Festival to property owned by his brother, Charles (died 2016). Named "Blue Grass Park," it was the site of some of the largest bluegrass festivals from then until 1977 on Labor Day (US) weekend as well as additional events including a spring New Grass Festival. Events continued there sporadically until the late 1980s. Despite considerable deterioration of the condition of Blue Grass Park, the basic features remained visible in 2015.

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• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Camp Springs, North Carolina