Buckeye Council
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Buckeye Council serves Ohio and parts of northern West Virginia.
and is administered through five districts:
Which have eight current professionals: David Truax (Scout Executive), Cynthia Gaines (Field Director), Clint Garber (District Director Hetuck), Joshua Cunningham (District Executive Hetuck), Jack McLiver (District Executive Netawotwes), Tony Scarpino (District Executive Killbuck), and Mindy Fankhauser (District Executive Tuskegee), Steven Stoner (District Executive Sandy Beaver)
since 1934. The camp is located in Columbiana County, just outside the city of Lisbon, Ohio
. Camp McKinley currently occupies approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) and is operated by the Buckeye Council as an off season camp.
In 1807, on the land where Camp McKinley now sits, Gideon Hughes, built the "Rebecca Furnace" (a blast furnace
) to supply the needs of the nearby town of Lisbon. A stone mansion was built on site for Mr. Hughes. Later, this became known as the McKinley Homestead, as it was the home of President William McKinley
's grandparents.
In 1828, The Sandy & Beaver Canal Company proposed a canal
system that would run through Columbiana County joining the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal
, to the Ohio and Erie Canal
. The canal was hoped to help the local economy, including the Rebecca Furnace and other local business, but by 1852, the canal was accepted as a failure.
From 1952 to 1991, the Columbiana Council operated Camp McKinley as its full time summer camp
. {In the 60's Camp Twin Spruce was used as their Summer camp. Located near Dellroy Ohio on Leesville lake.} The Stone Mansion became the home of the camp ranger, and can be seen at the entrance of camp. In 1991, with the merger of Columbiana and Buckeye Council, Camp McKinley was closed as a Boy Scout summer camp in favor of newly built Seven Ranges Scout Reservation. In 1997 Buckeye Council began operating the Scaroyadii Trail (named for the Order of the Arrow
Lodge of the dissolved Columbiana Council). This 18 miles (29 km) trail between Seven Ranges and McKinley follows portions of U.S. Route 30
and the abandoned Sandy Beaver Canal.
Camp McKinley is also known for its close proximity to the "Logtown Quarry", a former limestone quarry
, which is currently a popular rock climbing
destination. Some non-quarry rock formations are located on camp property and have added to the programs of the camp.
. This camp is known for its camp honors ceremony know commonly as Pipestone. The Reservation is composed of multiple camps including: Camp Algonkin, Camp Calumet, Camp Akela and Turkey Ridge.
Seven Ranges is home to the highest point in Carroll County
– 1,381 feet. It stands a mile or so North of 40’38” latitude, the origin of which was a surveyor’s line by the Ordinance of 1785. The land was to be divided for settlers to the South with Native Americans to the North.
In that same ordinance, chief geographer Thomas Hutchins was sent on a long ordeal to survey seven vertical lines six miles apart, from 40’38” to the Ohio River
. He then numbered the ranges east from Pennsylvania westward through the present town of Uhrichsville. Each range was six miles wide and then divided into the township pattern. This line extended westward to a proposed fort on the Tuscarawas River
– Fort Laurens
Later in 1794, after many battles between Native Americas and settlers, General Anthony Wayne defeated them at Fallen Timbers, Indiana. The line was then extended from the original line southwest into Indiana and became the Greenville Treaty Line. The only Native American battles left took place 16 years later in 1810 when Tecumseh revolted into Ohio.
Algonquian peoples
were the first Native Americans to welcome the Dutch, English, and French. They were also the first to shed blood in merciless advance of their settlements.
They were a powerful family holding most of the land East of the Mississippi River
from Tennessee on the South to the Hudson Bay on the North. They traveled anywhere with birch bark canoes and were nomadic. The Algonquian tribes and French were close friends until the warring Iroquois trying to move North met them in battle on Lake Champlain.
The Algonquians and French defeated them because of something new – guns. The Iroquois never forgave them and joined the English in wars against the French, eventually destroying and defeating the Algonquians.
The Algonquian peoples lived in oval homes of poles covered with elm bark called wigwams. Each family or clan had a totem symbol of good fortune. These were animals or other symbols and were carried with them on journeys.
Religious philosophy tells us much about these people. Their supernatural person or god was called Manabus or Manitou because he remade the world after a great flood. Manabus gave them direction for life and living. Since he lived in the sky, they elevated lightning and thunder to the level of a god. They believed this god took the form of a great bird because birds were closer to the heavens and to Manabus. The white people gave this bird the name of Thunderbird. Often in storms, the Algonquians would go to high places to be close to their God and the Thunderbird.
These were beliefs found in all tribes or clans of the Great Algonquian-Wakashan stock or family tree. Here in the old Northwest Territory were Shawnee, Kickapoo, Miami, Potowatomi, Menominee, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Cree. In the prehistoric times there existed the Adena Indians.
Later in the 18th century, glaciers that had created high, gentle, rolling plateaus became main trails or gateways into Ohio for Native Americans, settlers, and missionaries. They would portage their canoes across the “Great Trail” which is still in use as U.S. Route 30.
“Painted Post”, now called Dungannon, is located in the intersection of the:
Little Sandy Spur on the Ohio canal is still visible along U.S. Route 30 toward Canton. This stretched form the Tuscarawas River to the Erie canal.
Camp Tuscazoar opened in 1924 just South of the town of Zoar. The Council Executive at the time was George M. Deaver. He also served as the Camp Director. He was instrumental in the founding of not only the camping program but also the Pipestone Camp Honors Program, a tradition that still continues today. “Chief” Deaver is a big part of where our camping program is today. Many of our Dining Hall traditions and weekly programs have their foundations at Camp Tuscazoar because of Chief Deaver. In honor of George M. Deaver, we sing the Chief’s Song every Sunday in the Dining Hall.
At that time there existed the Buckeye Council in what is now Massillon, and the McKinley Council in Canton. They merged and we then had two camps, Camp Tuscazoar and Camp Buckeye. The decision was later made to close Camp Buckeye and several years later we outgrew Camp Tuscazoar.
The move to Seven Ranges was made in 1987. This was not an easy move for several reasons. The strong tradition and love of Tuscazoar along with the movement of everything from telephones to tents made the move a difficult one. There was a dedicated group of staffers that made this move possible – “The Bridgebuilders.”
The Bridgebuilders were a group of staff members that agreed in 1986 to work for not one, but two summers. They dedicated themselves to the camping program they helped to build at Camp Tuscazoar in order to make the move to Seven Ranges as smooth as possible. Not only did they have the task of moving all the supplies and equipment, but the Spirit that keeps us all together, as well. This was not an easy task, and we honor the Bridgebuilders at each Sunday Night Campfire by visiting the Bridgebuilders’ Amphitheater. The Bridgebuilders brought the spirit with them at the start of summer camping at Seven Ranges, and we remind Scouts and Scouters of that Spirit at the start of camp each week.
in the summer of 1926. The founders of the Ceremony and related camp advancement program which, by tradition, has become the heart of the Summer Camp Program of the council, were George M. Deaver, Scout Executive of the Council; C. L. Riley, a teacher at Canton McKinley High School, who was serving as Camp Director at the time; I. W. Delp, Principal of Lehman High School in Canton; and Charles E. Mills, a Scouter who was skilled in theatrical production.
The program's intent was the rewarding of Scout campers who excelled in advancement and Scouting spirit during their week in camp with an experience, and a token of that experience which would capture their imaginations. An Indian ceremony was a natural choice of a vehicle to convey this message and token. The valley of the Tuscarawas was a prime area of Indian activity as attested by the history of the area.
The spontaneous enthusiasm for the program led its founders to set it as a five year series, this being the maximum number of years attendance in Summer Camp which could be expected of a Scout in the late 1920s.
There is a 10 mile hike every year, the visiting scouts hike the original hutch's trail. This is a trail that is over a century old. This hike represents the camp honors program.
The basic theme of the five years' ceremonials have withstood the test of the years, being as viable now as they were in 1926 when the program was conceived.
A significant effect of the Pipestone Program is the encouragement of the return of Scout campers to Summer Camp for three, four, five years and beyond, in percentages which lead the country. Pipestone, however, does not deal in percentages ... its concern is boys!
Traditionally, no Scout Leader has pointedly been required to commit his unit to participation in the Camp Honor Program.
Since its founding, the worth of the Program as an incentive to scouts has been universally apparent to unit and council leadership, eliciting almost unanimous voluntary participation in the program. Likewise, Scouters, responsible for the Pipestone Camp Honor Program share the conviction that Scouting can be eminently successful in exerting a positive influence on young men's lives if they can be kept within the sphere of influence of Scouting between the ages of 14 to 17 years.
The worth of the Program is verified by the fact that, at the time of this writing, 14% of all campers using the Council Summer Camp have attended for 5 or more years.
The Pipestone Camp Honor Program is a five year one of progressively more advanced work in Summer Camp in those areas of Scouting advancement which deal with the safety of a Scout, his ability to deal with emergencies ... emphasizing skills which develop an awareness of nature, and the ability of the Scout to live out-of-doors and be self-sufficient at it. The progression of the requirements is closely related to an acceptable rate of advancement through Scouting ranks with emphasis on development of proficiency in Swimming and Nature, and leadership, which will enable the older Scout to assist his younger brother Scouts.
The Camp Good Turn requirements are intended to foster in each Scout and Leader a sense of sharing in the ownership and care for our Camp through the investment of a responsible share of his time during the week in camp on a group, or individual improvement project on the grounds and facilities of our camp.
The swimming requirements have as their purpose, the same objective which governs Scout Swim Requirements ... the safety of the Scout in the water, by developing in each Scout a confidence and true sense of his own ability. Thus, the rule toward Pipestone Swimming Requirements has been an ever-constant, rigid adherence to the letter of the requirement. To give a boy the "benefit of the doubt" and grant approval of his inadequate performance of a swimming requirement might be the most fateful decision a leader in camp will ever make.
All Pipestone requirements are kept relevant to National Standards in Skill and Merit Badge requirements.
Finally ... the Camp Spirit Requirement in each of the five years challenges each Scout to live with his brother Scouts in camp in a spirit of good fellowship, and good sportsmanship. It requires each Pipestone candidate to exemplify the very qualities which he pledges to uphold in the Oath and Law, and it requires his leader to evaluate his fulfillment of this requirement with equal importance to the Skills, Swim, and other requirements.
Organization
The council headquarters is in Canton, OhioCanton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
and is administered through five districts:
- Killbuck— Holmes County, OhioHolmes County, OhioAs of the census of 2000, there were 38,943 people, 11,337 households, and 9,194 families residing in the county. The population density was 92 people per square mile . There were 12,280 housing units at an average density of 29 per square mile...
and Wayne County, OhioWayne County, OhioWayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster.... - Netawotwes— Tuscarawas County, OhioTuscarawas County, OhioTuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
and Carroll County, OhioCarroll County, OhioCarroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.... - Sandy Beaver— Columbiana County, OhioColumbiana County, OhioColumbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....
, Chester, West VirginiaChester, West VirginiaChester is a city in Hancock County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,592 at the 2000 census. Chester was established in 1896, but not incorporated until 1907. The city is...
and Newell, West VirginiaNewell, West VirginiaNewell is a census-designated place in Hancock County, West Virginia, along the Ohio River. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. Newell is the northernmost settlement in the state of West Virginia. The population was 1,376 at the 2010...
. - Hetuck— Stark County, OhioStark County, OhioStark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....
- Tuskegee-CantonCanton- Administrative divisions :* Canton , territorial/administrative subdivision in some countries, notably Switzerland* Township , known as canton in Canadian French- China :...
Which have eight current professionals: David Truax (Scout Executive), Cynthia Gaines (Field Director), Clint Garber (District Director Hetuck), Joshua Cunningham (District Executive Hetuck), Jack McLiver (District Executive Netawotwes), Tony Scarpino (District Executive Killbuck), and Mindy Fankhauser (District Executive Tuskegee), Steven Stoner (District Executive Sandy Beaver)
Camp McKinley
Camp McKinley has been owned and operated by various Councils with the Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
since 1934. The camp is located in Columbiana County, just outside the city of Lisbon, Ohio
Lisbon, Ohio
Lisbon is a village in Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,788 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Columbiana County.-History:...
. Camp McKinley currently occupies approximately 300 acres (1.2 km²) and is operated by the Buckeye Council as an off season camp.
In 1807, on the land where Camp McKinley now sits, Gideon Hughes, built the "Rebecca Furnace" (a blast furnace
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
) to supply the needs of the nearby town of Lisbon. A stone mansion was built on site for Mr. Hughes. Later, this became known as the McKinley Homestead, as it was the home of President William McKinley
William McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. was the 25th President of the United States . He is best known for winning fiercely fought elections, while supporting the gold standard and high tariffs; he succeeded in forging a Republican coalition that for the most part dominated national politics until the 1930s...
's grandparents.
In 1828, The Sandy & Beaver Canal Company proposed a canal
Canal
Canals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
system that would run through Columbiana County joining the Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal
Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal
The Pennsylvania and Ohio Canal, also known as the P & O Canal, the Cross Cut Canal and the Mahoning Canal was a shipping canal which operated from 1840 until 1877...
, to the Ohio and Erie Canal
Ohio and Erie Canal
The Ohio Canal or Ohio and Erie Canal was a canal constructed in the 1820s and early 1830s. It connected Akron, Summit County, with the Cuyahoga River near its mouth on Lake Erie in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, and a few years later, with the Ohio River near Portsmouth, Scioto County, and then...
. The canal was hoped to help the local economy, including the Rebecca Furnace and other local business, but by 1852, the canal was accepted as a failure.
From 1952 to 1991, the Columbiana Council operated Camp McKinley as its full time summer camp
Summer camp
Summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
. {In the 60's Camp Twin Spruce was used as their Summer camp. Located near Dellroy Ohio on Leesville lake.} The Stone Mansion became the home of the camp ranger, and can be seen at the entrance of camp. In 1991, with the merger of Columbiana and Buckeye Council, Camp McKinley was closed as a Boy Scout summer camp in favor of newly built Seven Ranges Scout Reservation. In 1997 Buckeye Council began operating the Scaroyadii Trail (named for the Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
Lodge of the dissolved Columbiana Council). This 18 miles (29 km) trail between Seven Ranges and McKinley follows portions of U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30
U.S. Route 30 is an east–west main route of the system of United States Numbered Highways, with the highway traveling across the northern tier of the country. It is the third longest U.S. route, after U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 6. The western end of the highway is at Astoria, Oregon; the...
and the abandoned Sandy Beaver Canal.
Camp McKinley is also known for its close proximity to the "Logtown Quarry", a former limestone quarry
Quarry
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or minerals are extracted. Quarries are generally used for extracting building materials, such as dimension stone, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, and gravel. They are often collocated with concrete and asphalt plants due to the requirement...
, which is currently a popular rock climbing
Rock climbing
Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling...
destination. Some non-quarry rock formations are located on camp property and have added to the programs of the camp.
Camp Rodman
Camp Rodman is a small camp on the outskirts of Alliance Ohio. It isn't a large camp. Camp Rodman is owned by the Rodman Foundation but operated and maintained by the Buckeye Council.Seven Ranges Scout Reservation
Seven Ranges Scout Reservation is a Scout reservation in Kensington, OhioKensington, Ohio
Kensington is an unincorporated community in southwestern Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44427. It lies along U.S. Route 30 at its intersection with State Routes 9 and 644.-References:...
. This camp is known for its camp honors ceremony know commonly as Pipestone. The Reservation is composed of multiple camps including: Camp Algonkin, Camp Calumet, Camp Akela and Turkey Ridge.
History
Carroll County, Ohio
Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....
– 1,381 feet. It stands a mile or so North of 40’38” latitude, the origin of which was a surveyor’s line by the Ordinance of 1785. The land was to be divided for settlers to the South with Native Americans to the North.
In that same ordinance, chief geographer Thomas Hutchins was sent on a long ordeal to survey seven vertical lines six miles apart, from 40’38” to the Ohio River
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
. He then numbered the ranges east from Pennsylvania westward through the present town of Uhrichsville. Each range was six miles wide and then divided into the township pattern. This line extended westward to a proposed fort on the Tuscarawas River
Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States...
– Fort Laurens
Fort Laurens
Fort Laurens was an American Revolutionary War fort in what is now the U.S. state of Ohio.-Overview:The fort was built by General Lachlan McIntosh, in 1778, on the west bank of the Tuscarawas River, now in Tuscarawas County near the town of Bolivar. The fort was intended to be a staging point for...
Later in 1794, after many battles between Native Americas and settlers, General Anthony Wayne defeated them at Fallen Timbers, Indiana. The line was then extended from the original line southwest into Indiana and became the Greenville Treaty Line. The only Native American battles left took place 16 years later in 1810 when Tecumseh revolted into Ohio.
Algonquian peoples
Algonquian peoples
The Algonquian are one of the most populous and widespread North American native language groups, with tribes originally numbering in the hundreds. Today hundreds of thousands of individuals identify with various Algonquian peoples...
were the first Native Americans to welcome the Dutch, English, and French. They were also the first to shed blood in merciless advance of their settlements.
They were a powerful family holding most of the land East of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
from Tennessee on the South to the Hudson Bay on the North. They traveled anywhere with birch bark canoes and were nomadic. The Algonquian tribes and French were close friends until the warring Iroquois trying to move North met them in battle on Lake Champlain.
The Algonquians and French defeated them because of something new – guns. The Iroquois never forgave them and joined the English in wars against the French, eventually destroying and defeating the Algonquians.
The Algonquian peoples lived in oval homes of poles covered with elm bark called wigwams. Each family or clan had a totem symbol of good fortune. These were animals or other symbols and were carried with them on journeys.
Religious philosophy tells us much about these people. Their supernatural person or god was called Manabus or Manitou because he remade the world after a great flood. Manabus gave them direction for life and living. Since he lived in the sky, they elevated lightning and thunder to the level of a god. They believed this god took the form of a great bird because birds were closer to the heavens and to Manabus. The white people gave this bird the name of Thunderbird. Often in storms, the Algonquians would go to high places to be close to their God and the Thunderbird.
These were beliefs found in all tribes or clans of the Great Algonquian-Wakashan stock or family tree. Here in the old Northwest Territory were Shawnee, Kickapoo, Miami, Potowatomi, Menominee, Chippewa, Ottawa, and Cree. In the prehistoric times there existed the Adena Indians.
Later in the 18th century, glaciers that had created high, gentle, rolling plateaus became main trails or gateways into Ohio for Native Americans, settlers, and missionaries. They would portage their canoes across the “Great Trail” which is still in use as U.S. Route 30.
“Painted Post”, now called Dungannon, is located in the intersection of the:
- Great Trail – to the West and Northwest
- Moravian Trail – to Schoenbrunn and GnadenhuttenGnadenhüttenGnadenhütten , the name of settlements founded by the German Moravian Church. The word was transliterated as Canatanheat by the missionary John Brainerd in his account.The proper German spelling without the umlaut ü is Gnadenhuetten...
- Muskingum Trail
- Mingo Trail – to the South
- Salty Springs Trail – located near Lisbon and Salem
Little Sandy Spur on the Ohio canal is still visible along U.S. Route 30 toward Canton. This stretched form the Tuscarawas River to the Erie canal.
Programs
The camping program in the Buckeye Council began in 1921 with Wilderness Camp. Camp lasted for two weeks. You traveled by railroad to get there and the cost of two weeks of camp was only $7.50!Camp Tuscazoar opened in 1924 just South of the town of Zoar. The Council Executive at the time was George M. Deaver. He also served as the Camp Director. He was instrumental in the founding of not only the camping program but also the Pipestone Camp Honors Program, a tradition that still continues today. “Chief” Deaver is a big part of where our camping program is today. Many of our Dining Hall traditions and weekly programs have their foundations at Camp Tuscazoar because of Chief Deaver. In honor of George M. Deaver, we sing the Chief’s Song every Sunday in the Dining Hall.
At that time there existed the Buckeye Council in what is now Massillon, and the McKinley Council in Canton. They merged and we then had two camps, Camp Tuscazoar and Camp Buckeye. The decision was later made to close Camp Buckeye and several years later we outgrew Camp Tuscazoar.
The move to Seven Ranges was made in 1987. This was not an easy move for several reasons. The strong tradition and love of Tuscazoar along with the movement of everything from telephones to tents made the move a difficult one. There was a dedicated group of staffers that made this move possible – “The Bridgebuilders.”
The Bridgebuilders were a group of staff members that agreed in 1986 to work for not one, but two summers. They dedicated themselves to the camping program they helped to build at Camp Tuscazoar in order to make the move to Seven Ranges as smooth as possible. Not only did they have the task of moving all the supplies and equipment, but the Spirit that keeps us all together, as well. This was not an easy task, and we honor the Bridgebuilders at each Sunday Night Campfire by visiting the Bridgebuilders’ Amphitheater. The Bridgebuilders brought the spirit with them at the start of summer camping at Seven Ranges, and we remind Scouts and Scouters of that Spirit at the start of camp each week.
Camp Honors Ceremony
The Pipestone Camp Honor Program began in Camp Tuscazoar, Zoar, OhioZoar, Ohio
Zoar is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 193 at the 2000 census.-History:Zoar was founded by German religious dissenters called the Society of Separatists of Zoar in 1817. It was a communal society, with many German-style structures that have been restored and...
in the summer of 1926. The founders of the Ceremony and related camp advancement program which, by tradition, has become the heart of the Summer Camp Program of the council, were George M. Deaver, Scout Executive of the Council; C. L. Riley, a teacher at Canton McKinley High School, who was serving as Camp Director at the time; I. W. Delp, Principal of Lehman High School in Canton; and Charles E. Mills, a Scouter who was skilled in theatrical production.
The program's intent was the rewarding of Scout campers who excelled in advancement and Scouting spirit during their week in camp with an experience, and a token of that experience which would capture their imaginations. An Indian ceremony was a natural choice of a vehicle to convey this message and token. The valley of the Tuscarawas was a prime area of Indian activity as attested by the history of the area.
The spontaneous enthusiasm for the program led its founders to set it as a five year series, this being the maximum number of years attendance in Summer Camp which could be expected of a Scout in the late 1920s.
There is a 10 mile hike every year, the visiting scouts hike the original hutch's trail. This is a trail that is over a century old. This hike represents the camp honors program.
The basic theme of the five years' ceremonials have withstood the test of the years, being as viable now as they were in 1926 when the program was conceived.
A significant effect of the Pipestone Program is the encouragement of the return of Scout campers to Summer Camp for three, four, five years and beyond, in percentages which lead the country. Pipestone, however, does not deal in percentages ... its concern is boys!
Traditionally, no Scout Leader has pointedly been required to commit his unit to participation in the Camp Honor Program.
Since its founding, the worth of the Program as an incentive to scouts has been universally apparent to unit and council leadership, eliciting almost unanimous voluntary participation in the program. Likewise, Scouters, responsible for the Pipestone Camp Honor Program share the conviction that Scouting can be eminently successful in exerting a positive influence on young men's lives if they can be kept within the sphere of influence of Scouting between the ages of 14 to 17 years.
The worth of the Program is verified by the fact that, at the time of this writing, 14% of all campers using the Council Summer Camp have attended for 5 or more years.
The Pipestone Camp Honor Program is a five year one of progressively more advanced work in Summer Camp in those areas of Scouting advancement which deal with the safety of a Scout, his ability to deal with emergencies ... emphasizing skills which develop an awareness of nature, and the ability of the Scout to live out-of-doors and be self-sufficient at it. The progression of the requirements is closely related to an acceptable rate of advancement through Scouting ranks with emphasis on development of proficiency in Swimming and Nature, and leadership, which will enable the older Scout to assist his younger brother Scouts.
The Camp Good Turn requirements are intended to foster in each Scout and Leader a sense of sharing in the ownership and care for our Camp through the investment of a responsible share of his time during the week in camp on a group, or individual improvement project on the grounds and facilities of our camp.
The swimming requirements have as their purpose, the same objective which governs Scout Swim Requirements ... the safety of the Scout in the water, by developing in each Scout a confidence and true sense of his own ability. Thus, the rule toward Pipestone Swimming Requirements has been an ever-constant, rigid adherence to the letter of the requirement. To give a boy the "benefit of the doubt" and grant approval of his inadequate performance of a swimming requirement might be the most fateful decision a leader in camp will ever make.
All Pipestone requirements are kept relevant to National Standards in Skill and Merit Badge requirements.
Finally ... the Camp Spirit Requirement in each of the five years challenges each Scout to live with his brother Scouts in camp in a spirit of good fellowship, and good sportsmanship. It requires each Pipestone candidate to exemplify the very qualities which he pledges to uphold in the Oath and Law, and it requires his leader to evaluate his fulfillment of this requirement with equal importance to the Skills, Swim, and other requirements.
External links
- http://www.7ranges.org/ - The unofficial online home of Seven Ranges Scout Reservation