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George Washington Scout Reservation
George Washington Council
Affectionately known as The Rock and was located on Goat Hill Road near Lambertville, NJ
1964: land donated by Colonel Kenneth McIntosh (best guess date)
1964: opened by George Washington Council on September 29
1988: closed by George Washington Council on December 31
1989: land acquired by John Lar Inc, Fairless Hills, PA ( portion of sale used to reduce long standing Council debt)
Please contact webmastercnjc@Scouting.org if you can help complete the collection.
| GWSR Round Patch Set | |||||
| Bdr | R/C | Bkg | name | Year | Comment |
| BLU | R | WHT | RED | left | |
| BLU | R | WHT | RED | middle left | |
| RED | R | BLU | BLK | middle right | |
| GRN | R | LBL | BLK | right | |
| all are 3-inch Round Patches note "CNCL" at top-right |
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Save the Rock Neckerchief
During the 1980s, Council seemed to be in perpetual debt. Finally, a decision was made to sell George Washington Scout Reservation (GWSR). Part of the sale price would be used to pay off the outstanding debt, with the rest of the money put into a reserve to purchase another camp. At the same time, Council moved from its lovely, modern offices on State Route 31 to a building owned by the Pennington Methodist Church.
Several Scouters joined into an effort to "Save the Rock," the affectionate name for GWSR. They presented Council with several ideas, including logging the property. As part of the effort they created this unofficial neckerchief.
The local units lost a wonderful, easily accessable camp for short-term camping. Council never did purchase property to replace GWSR.