History
In the early days, control points were staffed. Often the competitors were given at the outset only the location of the first control point, and were given the next location by the control point staff, who also stamped the control cards.
The first public orienteering competition, in Norway in 1897, had three controls, at the farms Finnerud, Bjørnholt and Slakteren, while start and finish were on the farm Grøttum (see map in ref). The first Swedish public orienteering competition, near Stockholm in 1901, used two churches (Bromma and Spånga Church) and two large farms as control points.
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