Indian Field Campground, in South Carolina, is a camp meeting site. The design is based on an octagon of 99 tents (wooden) surrounding an open air tabernacle. This layout is based on a description in Leviticus, the old testament bible. (click to view tabernacle article)
Walking towards the tabernacle in the center you get a feeling of how large this really is.
Above is taken from outside the octagon, the back of the tents. Here are open air kitchens and sitting areas.
Tents are close together. Again, the back area here. Community interaction is an important part of this once a year gathering.
A circular road runs around the campground. The far side has the all important ‘private privy’
The tents vary in size. The single-story preacher’s cabin is larger and taller than the other cabins. It has a four-panel door flanked by two-over-two light windows.
This camp, the newer one, was built in 1848. The convenience of a wagon (now small car) trail is spaced around the octagon. The first Indian Field Campground was held on a farm in the late 18th century. It was probably located near the first church building. 1801 was the first camp, one has been held every year since.
