Scouting America History
In 1910 William D. Boyce was inspired to being Scouting to the USA after experiencing a good deed while traveling in this city.
What is London?
A structure carrying a road, path, railroad, or canal across a river, ravine, road, railroad, or other obstacle.
What is a bridge?
This is the newest building on camp.
What is Campmaster/Welcome Center?
The name of the camp comes from a nearby rock formation, that when approached on the old road to camp appears to be this.
What is Falling?
Scouting was founded by this British war hero.
Who is Lord Robert Baden Powell?
Originally built in 1872, this bridge originally spanned the Rocky Fork Creek at Houdeshell Road before being relocated.
What is the Covered Bridge.
This building, recently renamed with a pair of names, is an expansion of the oldest structure on camp, built in 1840.
What are Cedar and Chestnut.
This artifact, on display in front of Legend Lodge, comes from the commercial operation of Sam Hilleary. This operation also served as the basis for camp waterfront activities until 1935.
What is the millstone.
In this year, Scouting became co-ed at all program levels.
What is 2019?
Until 1931, Scouts used this structure to cross the Rocky Fork Creek into camp.
What is a monkey bridge?
This building named for was named for the first Scoutmaster and first Scout Commissioner in Licking County. It served as the camp's second dining hall.
What is Franklin Lodge?
The Shawnee frequently traveled throughout the area that is now Camp Falling Rock, especially to collect this local mineral for trading and tool making.
What is flint?
The first National Jamboree was postponed to 1937 to avoid an outbreak of this disease.
What is polio?
This bridge has been recently restored and now serves as the entrance to lower camp.
What is the Volunteer Bridge?
This building is the last surviving of the original twelve bunkhouses camp. It now serves a much different purpose.
What is the boathouse?
This inscription near the covered bridge marks the first use of this property as a camp facility.
What is Camp Whip-Poor-Will?
These are the 5 historic divisons of "Senior Scouts", two of which remain active programs.
What are Air Scouts, Explorer Scouts, Sea Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturing Scouts,
This is one of the last existing cast iron truss bridges in the United States. Named for far a local physician.
What is the Doc Brown Bridge.
This was the first winter equipped building built by Scouting. Now replaced with another building of the same name, it began the tradition of naming things after trees- often ones not located anywhere near the site.
What is Sequoia?
There are 3 of these artifacts, dating to prior to 1803, indicating that these land were at one time part of a military land grant.
What are survey stones?