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YWCA Camp Y'Ota was a camp in North Springfield, Pennsylvania, owned and operated by the YWCA of Youngstown, Ohio. The Quota Club with direction with the staff of the Youngstown YWCA helped to start Camp Y'Ota in 1926 which later would became Camp Lambec.

History
On May 30, 1792 Alexander Christie purchased 380 acres after the Revolutionary War and then during 1796 the first settlers came to the North Springfield area. On March 12, 1800 Springfield Township was incorporated as a township of Allegheny County. Sometime during the early 1800’s Alexander Christie property was divided up and then during the 1850’s (the railroad era) was sold to Mr. & Mrs. A. Lartch Family for a farm and later used as sand mine with a small camp area for the workers. Sand and dirt from the ball field was used in foundries in Erie Pennsylvania during the 1870's. In October 1922 the Quota Club was formed in Youngstown Ohio and in the early 1927 they help to buy the land (the automobile era) for the camp for the girls of the YWCA of Youngstown Ohio. During the first year the ladies had dinning hall, bath house, pump house cabin 16 and the camp lodge. Grove City Cabin was the Quota Club cabin. In the July 10 1928 Mrs. George D. Wick family laid corner stone for Assembly or Recreation Hall (Titanic Survivor) The camp served the girls of Youngstown Ohio for about 20 years with vacations in the summer time for girls who normally would not be able to go on a vacation. The Camp Y’Ota had horseback riding, archery, music, dancing at Camp Fitch, handcrafts and a special “buddy” system while swimming for added water safety. On May 18, 1941 Mrs. Agler of Youngstown gave 93 Acres (bigger than Camp Lambec) to Camp Fitch which basically helped to move the girls to Camp Fitch. Camp Y’Ota sat empty for a year or two and then was open to sell to the Church (United Presbyterian Church of North America in Pittsburgh) on July 30, 1947.

Lake Erie

In 1926, with the automobile era happening in the North Springfield the farm and milling area become easy to sell because everyone had car to drive to the city and find high paying jobs. A 92 acre site in North Springfield, Pennsylvania the ladies decided on the beach area for a camp for the girls. The farm, located on Lake Erie, was located 72 mi from Youngstown. Quota Club contributed $1,000 and YWCA board donated enought money to begin building operations at the camp. On June 22, 1927 the women from Quota Club and YWCA broke ground on the new 92 acre site.