Camp Cowaw

Camp Cowaw

Raritan Council

Camp Cowaw Case Scout Reservation

dates	council	camp location
1920-1920	Monmouth	Kanahwahke Lake, NY
1920-1927	Perth Amboy	Kanahwahke Lake, NY
1927-1939	Raritan	Kanahwahke Lake, NY
1940-1969	Raritan	Columbia, NJ
1969-1970	Thomas A. Edison	Columbia, NJ

1960: Camp Cowaw included 325 acres, 225 scouts
1960: Camp Cowaw - Case Scout Reservation" name used during the 1960s
1970: part of camp sold to Federal Government

Chester A. Case was a Scout Benefactor

Please contact us at webmastercnjc@Scouting.org if you can provide any missing patches.

Lodge Issues

Camp Cowaw Felt Patch Set
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	C	GLD	GRN		"C" and 1
GRN	C	GLD	GRN		"C" and 2
GRN	C	GLD	GRN		"C" and 3
Felt, Gold SSC Tree

Camp Cowaw Felt Patch Set
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	C	GLD	GRN
GRN	C	GLD	GRN		"C" and 2
GRN	C	GLD	GRN		"C" and 3
missing patch has "C" and "1" Gold Sewn SSC Tree

1940s Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BRN	R	BRN	GRN	1940s	No Number
WHT	R	WHT	GRN	1940s	Need Number 1
WHT	R	WHT	GRN	1940s	Number 2
WHT	R	WHT	GRN	1940s	Need Number 1
Silk Screened Indian Profile, 3 inch Round Patch

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Camp Cowaw1950s Patch Set
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
ORG	R	ORG	BLK	1950s	Top
GRN	R	ORG	BLK	1950s	Top-Mid
YEL	R	YEL	BLK	1950s	Bot-Mid
GRN	R	YEL	BLK	1950s	Bottom
Tree, Waterfront, BSA

Camp Cowaw 1950s Rocker
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	C	ORG		1950s	Shown
DGN	C	ORG		1950s
GRN	C	YEL		1950s

Camp Cowaw 1958 Patch Set
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	YEL	RED	1958	Left
GRN	R	YEL	RED	1958	Right
GRN	R	LYL	RED	1958	Center
Green Tree with Indian Head, Round Patch Note Headband differences is center patch actually year 1959

Camp Cowaw 1959 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	LYL	RED	1959	Shown
Round Patch, Green Tree Red headband with braid

1st Year Camper	2nd Year Camper
3rd Year Camper	5th Year Camper is this correct

Camp Cowaw 1960-1962 Patches
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	DYL	RED	1960-1962	Top Left
GRN	R	GRN	RED	1960-1962	Top Right
YEL	R	RED	YEL	1960-1962	Bot Left
BLU	R	YEL	BLU	1960-1962	Bot Right
Green Tree with Indian Profile 3-inch Round Patch

There appears to have been many, many editions of this patch, in a variety of combination of colors. I have images of other versions of this patch, but it is difficult to determine if they are unique, or just changed colors over time. Why was this patch so special?

Camp Cowaw 1960-1962 Patches
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
LGN	R	GRY	YEL	1960-1962	Top Left
GRN	R	TAN	DYL	1960-1962	Top Right
GRN	R	WHT	RED		Bot Left
GRN	R	WHT	YEL	1960-1962	Bot Right
Green Tree with Indian Profile 3-inch Round Patch

2-inch Round Patch

Camp Cowaw 1963 Patch Set
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	WHT	RED	1963-1965	Top
GRN	R	WHT	RED		Bottom
Green Tree with one "C"

1963 Rocker
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	WHT	RED	1963	Left
"C", Tree, "C"

Adhesive Decal
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	C	WHT	RED		Decal
note "Camp CowaN" what is this?

1965 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GLD	R	WHT	RED	1965	Shown
25th anniversary 1940 - 1965 Rectangle Patch

1965 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BLK	C	WHT	BLK	1965	Shown
Camp Staff, Trees Triangle Patch

1965 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	ORG	RED	1965	Shown
3-inch Round Patch Tree with one "C"

1967 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
WHT	R	BLU	GLD	1967	Shown
3-inch Round Patch Tree with one "C"

1967 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BRN	R	TAN	BRN	1967	Shown
Triangle Patch Camp Staff, with trees"

1967 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GRN	R	WHT	RED	1967	Shown
Backpatch Indian with head dress

1967 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GLD	R	WHT	BLK	1967	Shown
Rectangle Patch with Cowaw Tiger Green Tree with one "C"

1968 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BLK	R	WHT	GRN	1968	Shown
28th Anniversary 3-inch Round Patch

1969 Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BLK	R	GRN	BLK	1969	Shown
60th Anniversary 3-inch Round Patch

1960s Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
WHT	R	M/C	RED	1960s	Shown
Junior Leader Training Camp Shield Shape Patch

1960s Patch
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
WHT	R	YEL	RED	1960s	Shown
Cowaw Pioneers

Patches
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
GLD	R	GRN	---	1950s	Staff, oval, armband
GLD	C	ORG	BLK	1950s	Tree, Waterfront, Armband
DBN	C	WHT	DBN	1964	Triangle, trees
GLD	C	BRN	GLD	1966	Camp Staff
please contact us if you can help complete our collection

Neckerchiefs

1965 slide

1965 Neckerchief Slide
Bdr	R/C	Bkg	Name	Year	Comment
BLK		BLU	BLK	1965	Shown
25th Anniversary Neckerchief Slide

Camp Cowaw

Raritan Council

Last Updated: March 17, 2009