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Location DB > United States > Missouri > Springfield > Winoka Lodge (Camp Winoka)
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Winoka Lodge (Camp Winoka)
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created by ThePhonedude on 4/28/2015 7:35 PM
last modified by Emperor Wang on 8/30/2023 7:25 PM
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
 Overview
 Description
Property of several acres, with numerous ruins of old foundations, fountains, a pool, and various hiking trails.

8.29.2023 - While there may be some scattered remains, the remaining structures were demolished. A private residence and some outbuildings now stand in their footprint. A Reddit post from 2020 states the owners, fed up with trespassers, had installed trail cams and fenced off access from the road(s). It would appear the current residence was built after that Reddit post, as it does not exist in a 2020 satellite image. None the less, I would expect the property to still be fenced from the road, and to have cameras. Google Streets shows a new driveway and a gate for what is now the main entrance...
 Basic Information
Type: Outdoors / Ruins
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Difficult - occupied private residence
Recommendation: forget it
 Physical Information
Address
3400 E Blackhawk
Springfield, Missouri
United States
Owner: R and K Property LLC
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  •  Hazards
  • water
  •  Interesting Features
    Old ruins, including an old pool, numerous springs, a cave, various hiking trails.
     Security Measures
  • fences
  • locked gates
  • cameras
  • trail cams
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 0
    Closed: 0
     Required Equipment
     Recommended Equipment
    flashlight for cave exploring, camera
     History
    Was originally a hunting club in the late 1800's, and was then purchased by the Schweitzer family, who used it as a home. The house was burned in the 70's by arsonists.

    Following from: http://thelibrary....rticle.cfm?aid=998

    Located near Lake Springfield, near the interchange of Highways 60 and 65, Winoka Lodge was owned by the Schweitzer family in the 1920's and used as a summer home. The name "Winoka" means "Great Spirit".

    Stories have circulated that Winoka Lodge area is haunted, but this is unsubstantiated. The lodge's remote location along Lake Springfield and numerous unused buildings on the property may have resulted in a mistaken attribution to an incident, which occurred near Locust Grove, Oklahoma. Three girl scouts were murdered at a Girl Scout camp near Locust Grove, Oklahoma, on June 13, 1977, and the campsite closed permanently the following day due to that incident.

    A photograph [above] and information about the Lodge can be found in the 1904 Sou'wester, the Drury College Year Book (p.42). Winoka Lodge is also found in the 1904 Plat Book of Greene County, Missouri. As far as can be determined from local directories, the site has never been affiliated with the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. The property is privately owned today and trespassing is not permitted.
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    Winoka
    Tue, Apr 28th, 2015
    posted by ThePhonedude
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    Tue, Aug 29th, 2023
    posted by fr00tCake
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    Content Quality 6 / 10
     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 8/30/2023 11:11 PM.

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  • on Aug 30 23 at 23:11, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Aug 30 23 at 19:25, Emperor Wang changed the following: Type, Security Measures, Description
  • on Aug 29 23 at 16:20, fr00tCake changed the following: Latitude, Longitude
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