From : "The Evangelical Church in Ohio, 1816-1951" by Roy M. Leedy, 1959, p. 742

George Haley (1814-1888) (Presiding Elder 1957-65)

George Haley was born in Switzerland and settled in Fairfield County with his parents in 1816. At the age of fifteen he was soundly converted at the home of Shem Sager, north of Baltimore. In 1857 he was appointed presiding elder of Cleveland District. At that time he located on a farm near Huron where he lived the rest of his days. Here he set aside the grounds for the camp meetings which preceeded Linwood.
"Rev. Haley was an active, sincere, and successful servant of God and led many souls to Christ," said S.P. Spreng. "His affability and generous disposition endeared him to the people, and his zeal in preaching gained him many attentive hearers."

From : "The Evangelical Church in Ohio, 1816-1951" by Roy M. Leedy, 1959, p. 452

".... When the fruitage was gathered into the church there were added, among others, the names of three sons of Andrew and Magdalene Nonnamaker, two of whom were Ami Nonnamaker, father of the Rev. J.J. Nonnamaker, and Jacob Nonnamaker whose house soon became a preaching place; two sons of Shem and Barbara Sager, Moses and Samuel Sager; and two Haley brothers, Jacob and George.
George Haley was thoroughly converted at one of these meetings in 1828. It was some time after midnight at a meeting which lasted nearly all night. Haley, then a youth of fifteen, went home to meet persecution. His father forbade him to attend the meetings again. However, he could not obey this order even though warned that he would have to leave home. Deciding rather to give up his home than his new found faith, he prepared to leave. With a bundle of his belongings in his hand he paused at the door for a last farewell, saying, "Father may I have a prayer with you before I leave?" The privilege was granted and as the boy knelt in fervent prayer the whole family was brought to tears. The touching scene made the father's heart grow tender. After the prayer he turned to the boy and said, "George, you may remain with us." In a short time the entire family embraced George's faith. These were the first fruits of Rev. George Haley's long and profitable ministry in the Ohio Conference.

From : "The Evangelical Church in Ohio, 1816-1951" by Roy M. Leedy, 1959, p. 228.

Huron Camp Ground. Rev. George Haley settled on a farm about three miles west of Huron and he furnished a site in his woods for a camp ground. Meetings were held here from 1873 to 1883. The equipment of the Ohio Conference Tabernacle Association was used at first. In 1876 a tabernacle, 34 X 56 was erected by the Erie Conference, and for a time furnished lodging as well as a place for meetings. Haley's straw stack, which stood near the grove, furnished straw for beds, both in the tabernacle and in tents and board cottages. All the ministries of Cleveland District and some from the Ohio and Michigan Conferences were present. Three thousand people attended and there were six hundred wagons and othere fuhrwerke (buggies). In this year a camp meeting association was formed.