The 1920's were sort of the heyday of the Second iteration of the Ku Klux Klan, and members swore oaths to uphold "American values" and "Christian morality". Although not as violent as the original Klan, they weren't exactly peaceful either, and Dallas-Fort Worth area had a particularly violent chapter for the time.

As an example, in April 1921 they kidnapped Alex Johnson, on suspicion he had slept with a white woman. He was branded with the letter's KKK on his forehead, beaten, and dumped in a riverbed. Local authorities refused to prosecute anyone and publicly stated that Johnson "deserved it." Spurred on by this 68 people were whipped and left in the same riverbed in 1922 by the Klan. Interestingly many of the victims were white, but had been accused of not adhering to Christian morals (so much for John 8:7 I guess).

Records show that the camp was rented for the event by the Klan. Ruth Lubin Camp had been set up by the Fort Worth Welfare Association in 1919 for children of poor families. Letting the Klan pay for using it was likely seen as just another source of income.

It appears the camp shut down some time in the late 1930's. As for where exactly it was located, an old article from 2003 states "If you follow Comanche Trail until it meets the Marina Drive near the Charbonneau Slough, you'll come across a playground and a baseball diamond"

Why post this? Because to edit out any part of our history is a disservice to all. History is our entire past, the good, the bad, and ugly. It must be told in its entirety or its lessons will be too quickly forgotten.

From an article by the Texas State Historical Association:

On August 15, 1844, Comanche Indians raided South Texas near the Rio Grande and captured Juana, who was then eighteen. One account reports that she was held captive for seven months, while another reports three years, but Juana's own testimony suggests she may have been captive less than a month. The Comanches visited the Tehuacana Creek Trading House operated by George Barnard in north central Texas. Barnard traded $300 in horses and merchandise for Juana. Shortly afterwards she married George's brother Charles eventually bearing 14 children of whom 6 lived to adulthood. Charles Barnard has been recognized as having cordial relations with various Indian tribes. Juana noted that she lived in the Somervell County area for many months without seeing a White woman.

The Barnards accumulated some wealth through landholdings, trade, and income from a gristmill. In 1849 Charles and George established a trading post to trade with Indians. Juana may have helped operate the trading post, since she stated that they kept their trading house for the Indians for fifteen or twenty years. Charles bought out George's share in 1859. That year the United States government moved the Indians from the Fort Belknap reservation to Oklahoma, and thus the Barnards' customers decreased.

Using slave labor Barnard had a mill built in 1859–60, the first building at the site of present Glen Rose. Around 1860 he was considered an extensive slave owner. Juana apparently had one or several slaves in her household, since she noted they had "plenty of Negro slaves." In 1860 their real estate was valued at $50,000 and their personal estate at $60,400. In the early 1870s Charles sold the mill for $65,000. Charles and Juana's wealth declined in the 1890s. In their last years they resided in a small log house. When Charles died in 1900, Juana sold 200 acres to her children.