Bristol Family YMCA 400 M L King Jr. Blvd. Bristol, TN 37620 423-968-3133 2008 Operating Hours: Monday-Friday 5am-9pm Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 1pm-5pm YMCA Outdoor Center Memorial Day 2009

Bristol Family YMCA History 1844 YMCA founded in London, England 1851 YMCA began in Springfield, Massachusetts which was the first YMCA in the United States 1884 YMCA organized in Bristol, Tennessee in a small frame building on Fourth Street with one table and seven benches 1888 First permanent facility erected on Fifth Street 1908 Completed facility on the corner of Fifth Street and Shelby Street -- four story building which included full basement, two bowiling alleys, gymnasium, swimming pool, game room, large recreation room, auditorium and thirty-two dorm rooms 1925 Camp Cherokee was built as a resident camp 1942 Camp Cherokee was closed due to TVA 1968 Completed facility on Edgemont Avenue -- which included men’s health club, locker rooms (for boys, men, girls, and women), three gymnasiums, indoor pool, several classrooms, club meeting rooms, youth lobby and game room, adult lobby, kitchen, fitness room (for exercise, wrestling, boxing), and a chapel 1988 Ladies health service center and instructional pool were added 1999 Renovated fitness room, free weight room, and nursery 1999 Acquired the YMCA Outdoor Center and Tennis Club which gave the YMCA an outdoor sports complex with swimming pools, playground, lighted tennis courts, sand volleyball courts and basketball court. 2004 Renovations of the second floor of the Edgemont Facilities, included new cardio center, cycle room, nursery, Admin offices, and update to the gym and aerobic studio.