Landscapes and Scenic Views of Horseshoe

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Landscapes and Scenic Views of Horseshoe

The White House and Dining Hall were visible from the Octoraro Creek in 1928.

An early view of Horseshoe from Flagpole Hill.

View of the Octoraro Loop in 1930.

White House and Kindness Center under a blanket of snow in the 1970’s.

Getting harder to make out the camp buildings from the Chapel.

Over the years, the chapel view has changed slightly. This shot from the early ’80s shows Eagle’s Grove, the White House, Kindness Center and Browning Lodge.

The trees had not yet obscured the view of Kindness Center and Browning Lodge from the chapel in 1981.

Scouts hiking in the new camp.

View of the camp buildings from the Athletic Field.

View from the Athletic Field. What is the structure on the Athletic Field (on the far left of photo)?

Horseshoe view from about 1937.

The ever popular view of camp from the Schlaanstine Chapel.

This early shot shows signs of the Camp’s former life as the Reynold’s farm along with the new additions, Allen Memorial Dining Hall and Kindness Center.

A view of boating on the Octoraro creek as well as the athletic field.

Early panoramic view of camp and athletic field from Flag Pole Hill.

View of Camp Horseshoe from Flag Pole Hill. Note the cars parked on today’s Parade Field.

Winter view of the boat docks, athletic field and distant White House from across the Octoraro Creek. This picture was most likely taken in the mid to late ’30s. From Troop 11’s 60th Anniversary Scrapbook; written by Joseph N. DiStefano. Joe is now a columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer. He would be glad to hear from fellow Troop 11 veterans at JoeD@phillynews.com.

Chapel View most likely from the early 70’s.

View of Camp from the Chapel in the 70’s.

When the leaves are down, the hillside above the old Camp Road and Octoraro yield a nice view of the Camp buildings.

In 1947 the trees in Eagles Grove were well established while the Octoraro Bend, White House and Kindness Center were all clearly visible.

This photo from the Chapel in the early 30’s shows a clear view of the Octoraro, Dining Hall and White House. Note the newly planted Eagle’s Grove and teepees in the general vacinity of today’s Headquarters.

A couple of Scouts take in the view of Camp from the Chapel.

Nearly the same as another photo but at a slightly different pose: a couple of Scouts take in the view of Camp from the Chapel.

Another view of early camp from Flagpole Hill.

An early view of the Camp buildings from Flagpole Hill.

The view over the Chapel hand rail in the 1930’s.

Can you figure out which direction the photographer was facing when capturing this view from Flagpole Hill View in the early days of Camp?

This view from the early years of camp was shot from the current parade field across the athletic field.

The straw backstops of the Archery Range can be seen at the far end of the Athletic Field can be seen in this shot from near the Chapel in the ’70s.

A beautiful vista near the chapel, taken during the 2025 Scouts BSA Camporee.

A view of the athletic field from the Schlaanstine Memorial Chapel.

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November 25, 2025

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February 23, 2025

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