National Register Listing

Camp Merrie-Woode

a.k.a. Camp Fairfield Lake

US 64 N side, 1.6 mi. N of jct. with NC 1120, at end of 1-mi.-long dirt rd., Cashiers, NC
Local significance of the district:
Architecture; Entertainment/recreation

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
About National Register Listings

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.

In the early 1900s, North Carolina was home to a thriving film industry, centered in the town of Wilmington. Many early silent films were shot in the state.