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Anyone who camped, worked or just visited Camp Horseshoe prior to the construction of the current Camp Road knows that a road cannot be taken for granted. This exhibit is dedicated to those who worked tirelessly to keep the old camp road open and made the new camp road a reality.
Old Camp Road
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The original entrance to Camp Horseshoe followed along the Octoraro bringing you into Camp Horseshoe past the Bend in the Octoraro and Kindness Center. Much of the road was extremely narrow requiring Scouts with flags to direct one way traffic on Sundays.
New Camp Road
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This road has alternatively been called Horseshoe Road, New Camp Road, and Ernie Heegard Road, as he was honored with that distinction in 1999 at the Chester County Council Gala. However, subsequent galas have auctioned off the naming rights of the road for one year, but many still refer to the road as Ernie Heegard Road.
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This video is the entire road into camp from the Camp Horseshoe gate to the parking lot.
2011 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
New Camp Road Construction
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After 50+ years of wrestling (and losing) with the natural forces of the Octoraro, it was decided that the time was right to replace the old Camp Road. The new road would come in off of Ridge Road past the Lane farm on high ground near Flag Pole Hill.
Other Roads
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Lots of smaller roads adorn the Horseshoe Scout Reservation: here is their story.
News Articles
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Here is a display of any news articles related to the camp roads.
From the July 5, 1928 edition of the Coatesville Record, this article gives the affirmative account of Gilbert McIlvain, Horseshoe architect, that the camp road is open though one mile near the camp is not very good.
1928 – Contributed by Andrew Coe
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