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Camp Helen State Park: Old Fishing Pier

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The first time I visited Camp Helen State park I was walking along the trail to the beach and saw this old fishing pier in the distance. It looked like the ancient ruins of an early beach civilization or bedrock- I was wowed.

After doing some research about Camp Helen I came to the conclusion that this old fishing pier was probably built sometime around 1945 when the camp became a resort for employees of a textile mill: Avondale Mills, in Alabama.

Nonetheless, this old pier has stood through some major hurricanes and although it may never truly be a bedrock, it is the ruins of an old fishing pier that many folks enjoyed and still enjoy today.

(Edited 06/14/2022)

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