Catoctin Mountain and the Potomac River. (Note that a local tradition asserts that "Catoctin" means "place of many deer" in an Indian language.) Catoctin Mountain is perhaps best known as the site of Camp David, a mountain retreat for presidents of the United States. It was first used by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s, who called it "Shangri-La". In the 1950s President Dwight Eisenhower renamed it Camp David, after his grandson David Eisenhower. The resort is extremely well guarded by the United States Secret Service, and only approved guests of the President are allowed into the retreat. Due to its
Shangri-La Shangri-La also appears in the Oasis song "Idler's Dream", B-side to "The Hindu Times". The lyrics appear as: "And as I close my eyes, And the sky turns red I realise just what you are. You're an idler's dream, and you're singing Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la Shangri-la." "Going to Shangri-La" is a song from Atlanta Rhythm Section “This is Shangri-La” is a song on the album "Apple" by Mother Love Bone. "Shangri-La" is a track on Billy Idol's 1993 album "Cyberpunk". "Helsinki–Shangri-La" is a 2010 single of Finnish rapper Paleface. "Shangri-La" is the final track on the album "A New World