Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands
Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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Boy Scouts of America [edit]
Boy Scouting in the USVI today [edit]
As of 1 March 2013. The US Virgin Islands Council was acquired by the National Capital Area Council.[1][2]
The local Scouts are active in the community.[3][4][5]
History [edit]
| Virgin Islands Council #410 | |||
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
| Defunct | 2013 | ||
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| Website boyscouts-ncac.org/virgin-islands |
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The Boy Scouts of America local council in the United States Virgin Islands was eponymously named Virgin Islands Council. Originally part of the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Council, the political entities were separated administratively in 1960.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Troop 152, sponsored by Saint Patrick's Church, Frederiksted, Saint Croix, formed a steel band of grammar-school-age Scouts that was managed by Vivian Bennerson. The band toured internationally.[citation needed]
As of 2004, the Great House in Estate Diamond, Saint Croix that served as council headquarters was deserted; possibly the destruction of Hurricane Hugo caused its abandonment.[citation needed] As of 2013, the council is administered by the National Capital Area Council.
The Arawak Lodge 562, named after a pre-Columbian Caribbean tribe, serves Arrowmen in the United States Virgin Islands.[6]
Camps [edit]
| Howard M. Wall Scout Camp | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Location | Fareham, Saint Croix, USVI | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Coordinates | 17°43′01″N 64°39′54″W / 17.717°N 64.665°W | ||
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| Website boyscouts-ncac.org/camp-howard-m-wall |
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The Howard M. Wall Scout Camp at Milord Point Beach on Route 62 at Great Pond Bay, in Fareham, on the southeast end of Saint Croix, is meant to accommodate up to 150 campers. It has a bath house (with two separated banks of showers and two rooms of latrines) and a mess hall. The Boy Scouts use the facility during two brief periods a year.
There are plans in place to construct new indoor housing and upgrade at a cost of $500,000.[citation needed]
Girl Scouts of the USA [edit]
Girl Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands is administered by the USA Girl Scouts Overseas—U.S. Virgin Islands of the Girl Scouts of the USA
See also [edit]
- Scouting and Guiding in the British Virgin Islands
- Boy Scouts of America Puerto Rico Council
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References [edit]
- ^ http://scout-wire.org/2013/03/21/virgin-islands-council-now-part-of-national-capital-area-council/
- ^ http://www.boyscouts-ncac.org/openrosters/viewnewsletters.asp?newsletterkey=12000&OrgKey=370
- ^ http://www.stcroixlime.com/content/hovensa-steps-save-scouts
- ^ http://stcroixsource.com/content/news/local-news/2012/09/23/scout-preserves-past-fly-eagle
- ^ http://www.stcroixlime.com/news/st-croix-boy-scouts-go-solar
- ^ http://ne5a.org/lodges.html
