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Camp Lafayette, located at Icedale in Chester County was the first Council Camp. It served as the Summer Camp in 1919 and 1920.
Photos
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Photos of the short-lived Camp Lafayette, in operation only for two summer camp seasons: 1919 and 1920.
Memorabilia
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Not much to display here in terms of memorabilia for Camp Lafayette, but if more becomes known, we will post it here.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
Camp Lafayette Yearbook Articles
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Here are some articles about Camp Lafayette that appeared in the BSA Yearbooks of 1920 and 1921.
This article was published in the 1920 Boy Scouts of America Yearbook, Chester County Council Pennsylvania and chronicles the first year at Camp Lafayette. HSRAA Alumni Association was lucky enough to borrow a copy of the yearbook from The World of Scouting Museum in Valley Forge.
1920 – Contributed by Robert K. McCarter
This article was published in the 1921 Boy Scouts of America Yearbook, Chester County Council Pennsylvania and chronicles the second (also last) year at Camp Lafayette. HSRAA Alumni Association was lucky enough to borrow a copy of the yearbook from The World of Scouting Museum in Valley Forge.
1921 – Contributed by Robert K. McCarter
1919 Camp Lafayette Photos
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This collection of pictures were scanned from the 1920 Council Yearbook. Some of these pictures are duplicates of the originals that are now part of J. B. Rettew’s collection which also can be found in the Virtual Museum and in most cases are of better quality.
Newspaper Articles
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Here you will find a quite a number of Camp Lafayette articles outlining the activities, facilities, and leadership of the camp that ran from 1919-1920.
From the May 1, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article briefly talks about the activities expected at Camp Lafayette, a new summer camp for Chester County Council in 1919.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the June 18, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the supplies that were secured and inspected for Camp Lafayette, as well as plans for constructing buildings.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 1, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article discusses the reservations that have already been made for troops to go to Camp Lafayette, and also explains some of the equipment that has been procured for the camp.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 8, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the 38 Scouts who will spend the initial week at Camp Lafayette and also briefly mentions some of the men overseeing the camp.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 11, 1919 edition of The Daily Republican, this article outlines some of the things Troop 3 from Phoenixville did in camp, including the daily schedule.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 12, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the daily program at Camp Lafayette and also about the character of some of the troops that are attending the camp.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 14, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the significance of the name behind “Camp Lafayette” and some of the activities that occurred during the dedication.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 22, 1919 edition of The Daily Republican, this letter from “Doc” Massinger recounts some of the activities from his week at Camp Lafayette, including rank advancement and camp inspections.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 24, 1919 edition of the Brandywine Archive, this article talks about the daily program at Camp Lafayette and some of the activities the Scouts do there.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the September 6, 1919 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the pantheon of activities and happenings at Camp Lafayette, including the towns that had participating troops and the value of the outdoor program there.
1919 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the April 27, 1920 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about CCC officials who inspected Camp Lafayette and found several buildings broken into over the winter.
1920 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 14, 1920 edition of the Daily Local News, this article talks about the officials in charge of registrations for Camp Lafayette, humorously remarking that there was some hesitancy on registering for the “first week”, but that there must always be a first week,
1920 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the July 23, 1920 edition of the Daily Local News, this article outlines a baseball triple play turned by Scouts against leaders in camp.
1920 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
From the August 10, 1920 edition of the Daily Local News, this article outlines the baseball game won by the Camp Lafayette staff against the Scouts, the Boy Scout band from Spring City, and various other activities.
1920 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
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