Musser Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout

Boy 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...

 camp located along the Unami Creek

Unami Creek

Unami Creek is a tributary of Perkiomen Creek in Lehigh, Bucks, and Montgomery counties, Pennsylvania in the United States.Unami Creek begins in Lower Milford Township, Lehigh County just northwest of the Bucks County border and west of Zionhill, crosses Milford Township and Marlborough Township,...

 on over 1400 acres (6 km²) of Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania

Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania

Marlborough Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,178 at the 2010 census.It is part of the Upper Perkiomen School District.-Geography:...

. The Reservation is made up of three distinct camps: Camp Delmont, Camp Hart, and Camp Garrison. The reservation is part of the largest contiguous forest in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The camp is owned by the Cradle of Liberty Council

Cradle of Liberty Council

The Cradle of Liberty Council is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Council and the former Valley Forge Council .-History:The present council is the result of the 1996 merger of Philadelphia and Valley Forge councils...

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History

Prior to 1996 the Philadelphia Council owned and operated Camp Hart, while the Valley Forge Council owned and operated Camp Delmont. Subsequent to the merger of these councils in 1996, these adjacent camps joined to create a new reservation.

Initially, this merged Scout camp was called "Delmont-Hart Scout Reservation". Later, the camps were renamed under "Musser Scout Reservation", to honor long-time Scouting supporter Warren V. "Pete" Musser

Pete Musser

Warren V. "Pete" Musser, born in 1928, is the past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., which he founded in 1953.He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University....

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The Cradle of Liberty Council, Natural Lands Trust

Natural Lands Trust

The Natural Lands Trust, headquartered in Media, Pennsylvania, is one of the oldest regional land conservation groups in the United States. Founded by a group of avid bird-watchers in 1953, as the Philadelphia Conservationists, the Trust works in the suburban counties near Philadelphia to the...

, Montgomery County Lands Trust and Montgomery County signed a conservation easement permanently protecting over 1200 acres (5 km²) of the Musser Scout Reservation. The easement is a perpetual, legally binding agreement to remove certain rights from the property owner.

Camp Delmont

Camp Delmont was named after the two counties that made up the original Delmont Council (DELaware and MONTgomery Counties Council, later known as The Valley Forge Council). At one point the camp was known as Camp Cedar. Summer Camp was first held there in 1916.

Camp Hart

Hart Scout Reservation was first opened in 1930, and has been in continuous operation since the first summer of operation. The property was provided in an endowment by Dr. Charles D. Hart, and he is honored in the titling of the Camp.

There are two distinct areas of Camp Hart divided by the Unami Creek. The western portion of the camp currently hosts Cradle of Liberty Council Leader training programs, and acts of the focal site of the council Cub World summer resident camp for Cub Scouts and Webelos.

Camp Garrison

Camp Garrison was named after Walter R. Garrison, a major contributor to the building of Camp Garrison. The camp opened in 2000 and operates the Cub World summer program entirely devoted to the Cub Scouting program. There are four themed encampments: Fort Akela, Safeguard Castle, U.S.S. Cradle of Liberty, and the Native American Village.

External links

• Cradle of Liberty Website
• Montgomery County Lands Trust & Musser Scout Reservation
• http://scoutcamp.org/oldestcamps.asp By David L. Eby

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