Miles Standish (a direct descendant of the famous pilgrim) and Henry Hickey purchased the lumber company in 1891.
This website provides information on the Standish family in relation to the American Captain Myles Standish, and his descendents’ attempts to establish a claim to the inheritance.
Born April 17, 1819 in Cincinnatus, New York, his father was Elijah Dwight (1797–1868) and mother was Olive Standish (1795–1874), descended from Myles Standish.
Records show that on January 2, 1632/33 Governor Bradford, Captain Standish, John Alden, John Howland, Stephen Hopkins, Samuel Fuller, Sr., and John Doane and other notables were ordered by the court to assess taxes on the colonists payable in grain or the equivalent.
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The camp opened on October 8, 1942 and was named in honor of Myles Standish who was the first military commander in the Old Colony region.