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oy uirw cunuium; imuim.Ted I Dalton said the 25th Aniversary of Camp Powhatan,^, John Wood and Sons were pioneers in the iron industry, and Walter Wood seems to have beer the-one-who-preservedin_ -the trials and hardships, the UUglUip^ .flnlt;ji the trading, and the efforts In bringing the small parcels of land together into one. Hie indomitable spirit and tirelessness of this individual in his desire to help develop the mineral interests of. the Southland is reflected in this work, which now redounds *to the benefit of the Boy Scouts/’ Over 50,POO scouts have enjoyed the 16,600 acres of the Blue Kldge Scout Reservation. They can attend one of two, eight-week summer camps; Camp Powhatan in Hi was see, or Camp Ottari in Snowsville,. Both camps offer insturction in swimming, boating, hiking, camping, riflery, archery and ecology'. Older scouts may participate inthe High Knoll Trail progrfitn -which is similar to Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico, expept on a smaller scale.As Judge Dalton said, Over and over the story .of Camp Powhatan has been told but it is a story that will never grow old. With luck, scouts will heara ' san older man with a slow, but distinct Southwest Virginia accent tell the story whichstarts “Hello all you Scouts andScouters. How many of y’all are here for the first time? Welcome to Camp Powhatan! Now, it all started at the Battle of Cktyd's llountitfn...”
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Pulaski Times Journal
Pulaski, Virginia, US
Sun, May 23, 1976
Page 30
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