Published in 1850, “Camptown Races” was written by a famous American song writer, Stephen Foster. Camptown Races also known as “De Camptown Races”, its orginal title was “Gwine to Run All Night”.
“Camptown” refers to various temporary camp towns set up in different locations in the U.S. where the railroad workers were populated. There were horse racing in the camptown tracks which provided fun and entertainment.
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