Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
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The Hawk Mountain Council serves Boy Scouts in Berks
, Schuylkill
, and Carbon
counties in Pennsylvania
. The council has headquarters near Leesport, PA.
The Council was formed in 1970 with the merger of the Appalachian Trail
and Daniel Boone
councils.
on Blue Mountain Road. The reservation holds Camp Meade for Boy Scouts and Camp DuPortail for Cub Scouts.
The camp has 635 acres (2.6 km²) of forest and Lake Nalaheman. One session of the Northeast Region's National Camp School is held at the camp every year.
lodge that serves the council.
Berks County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 373,638 people, 141,570 households, and 98,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 435 people per square mile . There were 150,222 housing units at an average density of 175 per square mile...
, Schuylkill
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
-Notable people:*Boxing heavyweight great Muhammad Ali had his training camp in Deer Lake.*Charles Justin Bailey, commanding general of the 81st Division in World War I, was born in Tamaqua on June 21, 1859....
, and Carbon
Carbon County, Pennsylvania
As of the census of 2000, there were 58,802 people, 23,701 households, and 16,424 families residing in the county. The population density was 154 people per square mile . There were 30,492 housing units at an average density of 80 per square mile...
counties in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. The council has headquarters near Leesport, PA.
The Council was formed in 1970 with the merger of the Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian National Scenic Trail, generally known as the Appalachian Trail or simply the AT, is a marked hiking trail in the eastern United States extending between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine. It is approximately long...
and Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits mad']'e him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of...
councils.
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation
Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation is the camp associated with Hawk Mountain Council. It is located near Summit Station, PennsylvaniaSummit Station, Pennsylvania
Summit Station is a census-designated place in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 208 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Summit Station is located at ....
on Blue Mountain Road. The reservation holds Camp Meade for Boy Scouts and Camp DuPortail for Cub Scouts.
The camp has 635 acres (2.6 km²) of forest and Lake Nalaheman. One session of the Northeast Region's National Camp School is held at the camp every year.
Order of the Arrow
Kittatinny Lodge #5 is the Order of the ArrowOrder 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 that serves the council.
See also
- Scouting in PennsylvaniaScouting in PennsylvaniaScouting in Pennsylvania has a long and rich tradition, from 1908 to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-Early history :...
- Hawk Mountain SanctuaryHawk Mountain SanctuaryHawk Mountain Sanctuary is a wild bird sanctuary in Albany Township and East Brunswick Township, located along the Appalachian flyway in eastern Pennsylvania. The sanctuary is a prime location for the viewing of kettling and migrating raptors with an average of 20,000 hawks, eagles and falcons...
- Hawk Mountain Ranger SchoolHawk Mountain Ranger SchoolHawk Mountain Ranger School is a Search and Rescue school operated by the Pennsylvania Wing of the Civil Air Patrol . The school, located in the foothills of the Blue Mountains, is a National Cadet Special Activity operated by Pennsylvania Wing; it is the only NCSA not operated by National...