Scouting in Washington, D.C.
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Scouting in Washington, D.C. (District of Columbia) has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. In the Boy Scouts of America, Washington, D.C. is entirely within the National Capital Area Council.
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[edit] History
Washington D.C. was set to host the 1935 Jamboree, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the BSA, however it was canceled due to a polio epidemic, so the 1937 Jamboree became the first Jamboree and was held there.
[edit] Boy Scouting
[edit] National Capital Area Council
The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) serves Scouts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. NCAC is a local council under the Northeast Region. The National Capital Area Council is divided into the following districts, by state:
- District of Columbia
- Benjamin Banneker District-- Northwest, Portions of Northeast and Southwest
- Horizon District District-- Southeast, Portions of Northeast and Southwest
- Maryland
- Appalachian Trail District--Mt Airy, Middleton, New Market, Urbana and Frederick City South
- Black Hill District-- Barnesville, Boyds, Clarksburg, Damascus, Germantown and Poolesville
- Catoctin Mountain District-- Emmitsburg, Frederick City (North), Libertytown, Mt. Airy, Mt. Pleasant, New Market, Thurmont, Walkersville and Woodsboro
- Crossroads District-- Olney, Laytonsville, Ashton, Brookeville, Aspen Hill, Derwood
- Enterprise District-- Bowie, Lanham, Largo, Glenn Dale, Mitchellville
- Forest Oak District-- Gaithersburg, Montgomery Village
- Great Falls District-- Potomac, Bethesda, Chevy Chase
- Indian Creek District-- Greenbelt, Northern Prince George's County
- Paint Branch District-- Silver Spring, Takoma Park, Langley Park, Burtonsville, Spencerville
- Rock Creek District-- Rockville, Kensington, Garrett Park, Wheaton, Portions of Silver Spring
- Tayac District-- Accokeek, Brandywine, Camp Springs, Clinton, District Heights, Forestville, Fort Washington, Landover, Oxon Hill, Suitland, Temple Hill, Upper Marlboro, Southern Prince George's County
- Western Shore District-- Calvert and Saint Mary's Counties
- Zekiah District-- Charles County
- Virginia
- Aquia District— Stafford County and Marine Corps Base Quantico
- Bull Run District— Western Prince William County
- Chain Bridge District— McLean and Arlington
- Colonial District— Alexandria and Eastern Fairfax County
- George Mason District— Fairfax City, Falls Church City, Vienna, Merrifield, Dunn Loring and Portions of Oakton
- Goose Creek District— Loudoun County
- Mattaponi District— Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, King George County, and Caroline County
- Occoquan District— Eastern Prince William County
- Old Dominion District— Falls Church, Annandale, Alexandria and Springfield
- Patriot District— Annandale, Burke, and Fairfax Station
- Piedmont District— Culpeper County and Fauquier County
- Powhatan District— Great Falls, Herndon, Reston, Chantilly, Oak Hill and Oakton
- Sully District— Southwest Fairfax County
[edit] Goshen Scout Reservation
Goshen Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout reservation designated to camping, swimming, hiking and other various activities. Goshen is home to six Boy Scouts of America resident summer camps located near Goshen, Virginia, and is owned and operated by the National Capital Area Council. The camps are all built around Lake Merriwether.
Goshen first opened to Boy Scouts of the National Capital Area Council in the summer of 1966. It today has six different camps, giving the park a grand total of about 150 acres (0.61 km²) of open land. NCAC still owns the Reservation today. This summer[when?] the campsite is celebrating its 40th Anniversary since it opened.
[edit] Camp William B. Snyder
Camp William B. Snyder is an 350-acre (1.4 km²) Cub Scout Camp in Prince William, Virginia, owned by the National Capital Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. It is to be one of the largest Cub Scout Camps in the United States.
In 1994 Disney Incorporated originally bought extensive land in Haymarket Virginia for its Disney's America theme park. Local resistance to the patriotic Disney resort led to its end as a viable idea. However, Disney still owned the land. William B. Synder, a local business man with ties to Boy Scouts convinced Disney to sell the property. Synder, in turn, sold off most of the land to developers, except for the 350 acres (1.4 km²) that were donated to the National Capital Area Council.
Roughly 125 acres (0.51 km²) of the camp was bought by an environmental group that created a self-running reservoir to create a habitat for various local species and help rejuvenate the local waterways. After completion, the land and subsequent pond were donated back to Camp William B. Synder provided that it be held in trust. This pond will be used for nature related activities, as well as fishing, canoeing, kayaking, and sailing.
[edit] Amangamek Wipit Lodge
Amangamek Wipit, Lodge 470, is the Order of the Arrow Lodge serving the NCAC. Serving more than 4700 Arrowmen, Amangamek Wipit is one of the largest lodges in the nation, usually the first or second largest.
[edit] Girl Scouting
There is one Girl Scout council office in the District of Columbia.
Girl Scout Council of The Nation's Capital Washington, District of Columbia Web Site: http://www.gscnc.org
[edit] International Scouting units in the District of Columbia
Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Hungarian Scouting maintains a troop in Washington.
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[edit] External links
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