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Boy Scout Jamboree Trip Across States Ends in Chicago
Joe Beemer and another Yellowstone Valley scout recount a months long journey from Billings to Valley Forge for the jamboree. They detail camp setup at Josephine Park, meals, patrols, encounters in Canton and Chicago, the opening pageants, visits to the FBI and Statue of Liberty, and travel hardships including dust storms and a long bus trek.
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Joe Beemer
Yellowstone Valley Council
Josephine Park
Billings
Cheyenne
Nebraska
Omaha
Iowa
Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois Institute of Technology
Appalachian Mountains
Pittsburg
Valley Forge
Washington
Truman
General Assembly
General Eisenhower
Washington, D. C
Haines Point Inn
Haines Point
Potomac River
National Airport
U. S. Naval Air Station
F.B.I
Capitol
Library of Congress
New York
Chesapeake Bay
New Castle Ferry
Manhattan
Empire State Building
National Museum of Natural History
Radio City
International Harvester
Sammy Kay
Pat Fox
Hardin