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Yards Creek Scout Reservation

Central New Jersey Council

1971: Pahaquarra Scout Reservation closed at end of camping season 1972: opened by George Washington Council replacing Pahaquarra Scout Reservation
1997: closed by George Washington Council for much needed improvements
1998: merger George Washington Council and Thomas A. Edison on December 31
1999: transferred to Central New Jersey Council
1999: re-opened by Central New Jersey Council for short-term camping

All the round camp patches on this page feature a Totem Pole, with small differences from year to year.

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Camp Issues

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1972 Patch
Pioneer Year 3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
LBL R WHT RED 1972

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1973 Patch
3-inch Round, Twill Varities
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
LBL R WHT RED 1973

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1978-1979 Patch
3-inch Round Patch
Note "CNCL"
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
GRN R WHT RED 1978-1979

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1980-1981 Patch
3-inch Round Patch
Note FDL
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
LGN R WHT RED 1980-1981

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1982 Patch
3-inch Round, Twill Varities
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
GRN R WHT RED 1982
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4-inch Round Patch
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3-inch Round Patch
 
1983-1984 Patch Set
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
GRN R WHT RED 1983
GRN R WHT RED 1984

the 4-inch patch continued to be available during 1984
the patches appear to be identical except for size

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1985 Patch
Boy Scouting Diamond Anniversary
3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
GRN R WHT RED 1985

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1986 Patch
Similar to 1983, but poorer quality.
3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
GRN R WHT RED 1986

1987-1988 Patch
3-inch Round Patch, Totem Pole
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
BLK R WHT GRY 1987

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1989 Patch
3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
BLU R LBL RED 1989

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1990 Patch
3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
RED R WHT GLD 1990

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Need Image
1991 Patch
3-inch Round Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year  
GLD R WHT RED 1991 Shown
GLD R WHT RED 1991  
The shown patch has Thick Letters
The missing patch has Thin Letters
Both are 3-inch Round Patches
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year Patch
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Thick Letters
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Thin Letters
 
1992 Patch Set
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year  
GRN R WHT RED 1992 Left
GRN R WHT RED 1992 Right
20-year Anniversary (1972-1992), 3-inch Round Patches
Left patch has Thick Letters
Right patch has Thin Letters

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1995-1996 Patch
Bdr R/C Bkg Name Year
RED R TAN BLK 1995
3-inch Round Patch
 
Camp Patch Design
(The following information was provided by John Seubert. John has served at many levels at YCSR, including camper, Kitchen Staff, Clerk, Commissioner, Dining Hall, Aquatics Director, Program Director.)

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When YCSR opened in 1972, the totem pole on the patch was behind the mountain looking right, symbolic of the abandonment of Pahaquarra, which was just on the other side of the mountain. Notice that the white and green mountains are mirror imaged from the George Washington Council totem pole patch that Pahaquarra used. The YCSR patch is supposed to be looking back at Pahaquarra, from behind, just over those mountains behind YCSR.

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In 1982, for YCSR's 10th anniversary, Alan VanNatta moved the totem pole over to this side of the mountain, symbolic of our council's spirit moving from Pahaquarra to YCSR.

In 1987, for the 15th anniversary, I brought the totem pole to the foreground, completing the journey. I doodled that design quite a bit in 1986, anticipating the change I wanted to make for 1987. The border was supposed to be the same grey as the lettering, but the black turned out okay. The mug turned out better than the patch, and the neckerchiefs and tee-shirts were perfect.
The complete set of Rockers from 1972 to 1996 (26 issues)

ycr72_4

The First YCSR Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:
    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1972 

 

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1973 YCSR Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:
    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1973 

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1974 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:
    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1974 

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1975 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1975

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1976 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Blue
1976

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1977 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    White
R
Green
White
1977

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1978 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1978

ycsr79

1979 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1979

ycr80

1980 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1980

ycsr1981

1981 YCSR Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Light Green
C
White
Light Green
1981

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1982 YCSR Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
R
White
Red
1982

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1983 YCSR Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1983

ycr84

1984 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1984

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1985 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1985

ycr86

1986 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1986

yc15

1987 YCSR
15th Anniversary Rocker
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Grey
C
White
Grey
1987

ycr88b

1988 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Black
C
White
Black
1988

ycr88str

1988 YCSR Rocker
date between stars
Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Black
C
White
Black
1988

ycr89

1989 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Blue
C
Light Blue
Blue
1989

ycsr90

1990 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1990

ycsr91

1991 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1991

ycr92

1992 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1992

ycr93

1993 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1993

ycr94

1994 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1994

ycr95

1995 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    Red
C
White
Red
1995

ycr96

1996 YCSR Rocker

Border:
R/C:
Background:
Name:
Year:		    RED
C
WHT
RED
1996
Neckerchiefs

1973 YCSR Camp Neckerchief
contributed by Eric Schwehm

1977 Brown Sea double 2 Neckerchief
contributed by Eric Schwehm

Eric Schwehm provides the following infromation about the camp. You may read more about the original Boy Scout Camp at Brownsea IslandScout camp

Brownsea Island is recognized as the first Boy Scout Camp from August 1-8, 1907 where the Scouting experiment began with Lieutenant-General Lord Baden-Powell and 20 boys divided into 4 patrols; wolves, ravens, bulls, and curlews.

In 1976, George Washington Council ran a Boy Scout training program for Senior Patrol Leader's. The program was held at Yards Creek Scout Reservation, just prior to the start of the regular season. The program was called BrownSea double 2, which later became the Junior Leader Training Program (JLTP). Our neckerchiefs in 1976 were a light blue.

In 1977, GWC again ran Brownsea double 2 again at YCSR. That year, there were two Brownsea troops: gold and blue. I was in the course in 1976 and then was on the Gold Troops staff in 1977.

The Brownsea patch, shown above, can be worn by Scouts who attended the course. The patch is placed beneath the council patch and above the troop numbers.

1978 YCSR Camp Staff Neckerchief
contributed by Eric Schwehm

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3-inch Round
Neckerchief

1989 YCSR Camp Staff Neckerchief
contributed by Eric Schwehm

 

 

Last Updated: March 11, 2009