Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands
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| Founded | 1965 | ||
| Defunct | 2013 | ||
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Website http://www.ncacbsa.org/?page=USVISplash |
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| Howard M. Wall Scout Camp | |||
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Location | Fareham, Saint Croix, USVI | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Coordinates | 17°43′01″N 64°39′54″W / 17.717°N 64.665°W | ||
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Website http://www.ncacbsa.org/outdoors/camp-howard-m-wall/ |
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Scouting in the United States Virgin Islands has a long history, from the 1920s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
As of March 1, 2013. The US Virgin Islands Council was merged into the National Capital Area Council.
The local Scouts are active in the community.
The US Virgin Islands Open/Atlantic Blue Marlin Tournament helps to fund the Marine Vocational Program (MVP) for the Boy Scouts.
The Boy Scouts of America ln the United States Virgin Islands was served in the early 20th century through National Council Direct Service, and then the troops later were added as the Virgin Island District in the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands Council. The Virgin Island District was separated from the Puerto Rico Council in 1964-65. In 1965, the new Virgin Islands Council chartered its own Order of the Arrow Lodge, Arawak Lodge 562.
During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Troop 152, sponsored by Saint Patrick's Church, Frederiksted, Saint Croix, formed a steel band of grammar-school-age Scouts that was managed by Vivian Bennerson. The band toured internationally.
As of 2004, the Great House in Estate Diamond, Saint Croix that served as council headquarters was deserted; possibly the destruction of Hurricane Hugo caused its abandonment. As of March 1, 2013, the Virgin Island Council was merged into the National Capital Area Council, headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland, and the postal initials "VI" were added to the NCAC council shoulder patch.
Arawak Lodge 562, named after a pre-Columbian Caribbean tribe, was the lodge for Arrowmen in the United States Virgin Islands during the time Virgin Islands Council was independent
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