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Camp Pouch Update

by billmul @ Tuesday, January 12th, 2010. Filed under Camp Pouch, Scouting in the News

Planning continue on ways to save Camp Pouch. A recent article in the Staten Island Advance outlines some of the discussions which are underweigh. Discussions to save Pouch Camp in the Greenbelt are under way and involve surprising potential saviors: A luxury home builder and the Richmond County Country Club; and possibly the New York Container [...]

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Henry Kaufmann Bicentennial Patch

by billmul @ Friday, June 12th, 2009. Tags: 1976, Kaufmann
Filed under Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp

I recently picked up an oddity from Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp. Issued for the Bicentennial, it appears to be silk-screened on a light piece of canvas, perhaps to be ironed on to a neckerchief. I also have a similar item from Camp Pouch, although that one is a rectangle. Does anyone have simialr items from [...]

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Alpine Scout Camp Bicentennial Patch

by billmul @ Saturday, June 6th, 2009. Filed under GNYC Council Camps

I’ve always like the design of the Alpine Scout Camp Bicentennial Patch, with the American Flag, Eagle and Liberty Bell. I never realized that there were two varieties. The upper image shows a single flat rolled edge border, the bottom image has a second lighter yellow border appears to be added to the original. Both [...]

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Sanita Hills Compass Jacket Patch

by billmul @ Monday, May 25th, 2009. Filed under Sanita Hills Scout Camp

The Boys Scouts of Greater New York Councils took over Sanita Hills Camp, a 1100-acre resort for employees of the New York City Department of Sanitation in May 1956. The camp was used by GNYC for many years including a stint as a separate summer camp during the late 1960′s and early 1970′s. It was [...]

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Spruce Pond Scout Camp

by billmul @ Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008. Filed under GNYC Council Camps, Spruce Pond

Spruce Pond Scout Camp is located across the road and up the Goat Trail from the recently closed Red Apple Rest in Tuxedo, NY. This was one of the standard jacket patches used for the Camp in the late 1960′s and early 1970′s.

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Spruce Pond Half Moon-Shaped Patch

by billmul @ Sunday, September 21st, 2008. Filed under GNYC Council Camps, Spruce Pond

Spruce Pond was located across the road (old Route 17) from the Red Apple Rest. I am aware of 3 patches issued for this camp during its use by GNYC. The Boy Scouts did not own this land, but leased it from September to June each year from the Palisades Park Commission. It is currently [...]

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First new cabin to be built in William H. Pouch Scout Camp since 1966

by billmul @ Sunday, August 31st, 2008. Filed under GNYC Council Camps

In the Scouting in the News Department, a new cabin will be built at Camp Pouch in Staten Island Staten Island – State Senator Andrew J. Lanza (R-I, Staten Island) announced today that he has secured $200,000 in capital funding for a new state of the art cabin facility to be built at William H. [...]

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Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp 1976

by billmul @ Sunday, August 3rd, 2008. Filed under GNYC Council Camps, Henry Kaufmann Scout Camp

As part of the Bicentennial Celebration, Kaufmann issued a patch celebrating both its 18 year in existence and the American Bicentennial in 1976 with this patch which featured the Liberty Bell.

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Where Did The Name for Camp Newcombe Come From?

by billmul @ Tuesday, May 6th, 2008. Filed under Camp Newcombe

A few days back, I posted on a neckerchief from Camp Newcombe, while wandering about the web, I came across some information on Richard S. Newcombe (1880-1930) led a life dedicated to public service, most notably as Queens Country District Attorney from 1924 to 1929, where he prosecuted some of the most famous cases of [...]

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Newcombe Scout Camp

by billmul @ Monday, April 21st, 2008. Filed under Camp Newcombe

Camp Newcombe was one of the short-term camps of Greater New York Councils from the 1930′s until the 1960′s. It was located on Long Pond near Wading River Long Island. It was a small camp, approximately 45 acres on a 40 acre natural lake. It was also used at least for a time in the [...]

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