Onteora Scout Reservation
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Headquarters | Massapequa, New York | ||
| Country | United States | ||
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| John M. Schiff Scout Reservation | |||
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| Location | Wading River, New York | ||
| Coordinates | 40°56′11″N 72°49′52″W / 40.93628°N 72.83101°W | ||
| Founded | 1922 | ||
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Website http://www.trcbsa.org/Schiff |
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| Onteora Scout Reservation | |||
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| Location | Livingston Manor, New York | ||
| Coordinates | 41°57′34″N 74°45′30″W / 41.9595°N 74.7582°W | ||
| Founded | 1956 | ||
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Website http://www.trcbsa.org/Camping/BoyScoutResidentCamp |
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The Theodore Roosevelt Council, 386 is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is one of the nation's oldest, having been home to its namesake, the former US President, who was a founding member of BSA.
The council was established in 1917 and was originally named the Nassau County Council. Although Nassau County was the primary residence of Theodore Roosevelt, the Theodore Roosevelt name was taken by another council in Arizona. That council was merged into the Grand Canyon Council in 1993, freeing the name, and the Nassau County Council assumed the Theodore Roosevelt name in September 1997.
The council has four districts:
The John M. Schiff Scout Reservation is named after John M. Schiff, the son of Mortimer L. Schiff; both of whom were World Scout Committee members and notable early Boy Scouts of America leaders. The reservation is operated by Theodore Roosevelt Council, BSA and located near Wading River, New York. The reservation comprises 400 acres (1.6 km2) camp located in the Long Island Pine Barrens and surrounds the 30-acre (120,000 m2) "Deep Pond". It was originally named Camp Wauwepex in 1921 in Miller Place. In 1922, it was moved to its present location. At the time the camp comprised 550 acres (2.2 km2). Camp Wauwepex was renamed the John M. Schiff Scout Reservation when the Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation was closed in 1979. The reservation ceased being used as a summer camp in 1976, but still gets lots of use for troop, family, district and council events.
The reservation comprises 400 acres (1.6 km2) camp located in the Long Island Pine Barrens and surrounds the 30 acre (120,000 m2) "Deep Pond". Deep Pond is a kettle-hole lake formed during the last glacial age. It is 44 feet (13 m) deep.
It was originally named Camp Wauwepex in 1921 in Miller Place. Wauwepex is an Indian name given to a spring situated on the west side of Cold Spring Harbor near Sagamore Hill. In 1922, it was moved to its present location. The Council bought the property in 1926 for $250,000. At the time the camp comprised 550 acres (2.2 km2). There were three program areas, named Pioneer Division, Frontier Division and Indian Division. The dining halls were named accordingly, as Pioneer Hall, etc. The camp divisions are no longer used, and the dining halls are now Hickcox Hall (Burned to the ground on November 1, 2011 Cause of fire is still under investigation although investigators are saying it does not appear suspicious. The dining hall was unoccupied at the time of the fire). (formerly Frontier) and Hayden Hall(formerly Indian). The old Pioneer Hall had been used for a while as a craft lodge but has since been demolished.
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