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The original "friends of Pine Mountain," 100 of Dr. Horton's friends and colleagues comprised the Pine Mountain Association in the 1950's to raise money to establish a retreat center atop of Pine Mountain.

In the mid-to-late 1940's, Rev. Loring "Chuck Chase led youth work camps on Pine Mountain for teens from Connecticut Congregational churches. They built Randolph Shelter, did trail and road work, and helped to erect the Horton Memorial Bench on Pinkham Ledges.

1947- Rev. Loring Chase, a good friend of Douglas Horton, brought teens from Connecticut Congregational Churches to a work camp on Pine Mountain in the summer.

1947 - Rev. Loring Chase, a good friend of Douglas Horton, brought teens from Connecticut Congregational churches to a work camp on Pine Mountain in the summer.

1949 - Rev. Loring Chase (wearing the backpack with bedroll), a good friend of Douglas Horton, brought teens from Connecticut Congregational churches to a work camp on Pine Mountain in the summer.

Rev. Loring Chase, a good friend of Douglas Horton, brought teens from Connecticut Congregational churches to a work camp on Pine Mountain in the summer.

In 1948, the Horton family erected a marble bench on Pinkham Ledge in memory of Dr. Horton's first wife, Carol Williams Horton. Some of the members of the Connecticut Congregational Churches youth work camp helped to carry the pieces out to the ledge from the Jeep which could only make it as far as the fire tower.

second from right, shows where the Memorial Bench will be placed on Pinkham Ledges. Also pictured from left to right are Ron Ladd and Bruce Beckley who were work campers from the Connecticut Congregational Churches. On the far right is Mr. Sinclair who drove the Jeep with the crates of marble pieces for the bench. 1948

Erected in 1948 by the Horton family, this marble bench was placed in memory of Dr. Horton's first wife at the edge of Pinkham Ledges -- her favorite place on Pine Mountain. The inscription on the back reads, "Carol Williams Horton, Daughter of the Class of 1885, Wellesley College"

Randolph Shelter was built over the course of three summers by the youth camp from Connecticut Congregational churches. It was completed in the summer of 1950.

1950 Over the course of three summers, the youth camp from Connecticut Congregational churches worked on building Randolph Shelter.