On my honor I will
do my best to do my duty to god and my country, to obey the scout law,
to help other people at all times, and to keep myself physically
strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.
Scouting was founded by Lord Robert
Baden-Powell who
was a British
General in Africa. In fact, if you go to Kenya, you can visit his
grave. While in Africa he designed a series of outdoor game activities
to "toughen" the men sent to him from England. The men enjoyed these
stunts and took them back to England, and thus, Baden-Powell had to
rewrite his Stunts program for boys. In 1907 he took a group of boys to
Brownsea Island off the coast of England and tried out his new program.
He gave them shorts, a shirt, and a neckerchief and divided them into
Patrols. As a result of this experience, he published a book in 1908
called "Scouting for Boys", the first Boy Scout handbook. Read more troop history...
Troop Photographs
The
troop went on a trip to the Anteidam battlefield and harpers
ferry. This is one of the cannons on the battlefield.
On a
hike around French Creek State Park, The scouts and leaders pause near
a barn to check the map and drink some water.
At
the 2004 Klondike Derby in January, scouts pause for a picture as their
food cooks.
A group of scouts
stands in front of one of the log cabins used for shelter during the
revoloutionary war.