Until the late 1700s, forests covered this land. After serving as George Washington's wagon master during the Revolutionary War, Thomas Ramsey bought land in the Pine Creek Valley, built a sawmill, and cleared trees for field crops and farm animals. John Bonnell, son of war veteran John Bonnell Sr., bought adjacent land, and the Ramsey and Bonnell families farmed and logged the area until 1920, when local hardware merchant and Rotarian James Kline bought the land for the new Williamsport Boy Scout Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Camp Kline then served thousands of Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts over the next 70 years. Early Scouts slept on steel cots in World War I surplus tents, used the farmhouse as a dining hall, and later ate in Williamsport's Vallamont Theater after it was dismantled, hauled to camp by train, and rebuilt for dining; by 1927, attendance had risen to 379 boys. During the Great Depression, local Scouts collected furniture, bedding, and clothing for the needy, planted trees, assisted with voter registration, and distributed flyswatters for the Department of Health. Beginning in 1936, Camp Kline Sea Scouts helped nearby residents reach safety from floodwaters. During World War II, Boy Scouts collected tons of scrap materials needed for war and served as air raid messengers. For decades, Scouts could reach the camp only by boat, but in 1955 a new 409-foot bridge over Pine Creek let campers cross on the largest suspension footbridge in the eastern United States. Hundreds used the bridge each year until April 14, 1974, when it collapsed during high winds and severely limited access, after which use fell, though the property remained a high-adventure Scout base into the '90s. In 2015, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources purchased the property and removed the remaining buildings, most of which were no longer safe. Today, the area is used for recreation on trails built by Scouts and rehabilitated by DCNR and volunteers, with permits required for shelters and campsites.