"KNOWN UNKNOWNS" - NEW DISCOVERIES OF OLD MEMORABELIA
One may believe that after one hundred continuous years of Scout Camps in Florida, that almost every patch, emblem, or other items have been collected, identified, or recorded. But, while going through the research material for this website, contemporaneous news accounts have yielded information about previously unknown items. These are the "known unknowns". Below are the descriptions of what has yet to be found.
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GULF STREAM COUNCIL - CAMP LAKE OSBORNE, 1939, 1940
1939: Order of the Arrow inductees: "leatheroid badge with a picture of a tent and the initials L.O., standing for Lake Osborne, on it" 1940: "Twenty-eight Lake Osborne Order of the Arrow badges were awarded to boys that were outstanding in camp life." |
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JACKSONVILLE COUNCIL - CAMP E-CHOCK-O-TEE, 1927
aquatic award; felt fish-shaped patch, with an "E" on top of the fish |
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CAMP ECHOCKOTEE, 1928
1928: "Order of the Echockotee Circle"; green felt E. All campers received the first degree (letter); second of four degrees was a red star worn on the "E". |
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CAMP ECHOCKOTEE, 1940
1940 Honor Camper: July 6, 1940: "They will be awarded Camp Echockotee honor camper emblems at the close of the season." September 29, 1940: "Mr. Bedenbaugh presented the honor camper emblems to the Scouts that had been chosen at the 1940 season of Camp Echockotee as honor campers." CAMP ECHOCKOTEE, 1943
1943 Honor Camper medal: "Sixty-two Jacksonville Boy Scouts received honor emblems last night at the Snyder Memorial Church. The youths were decorated as honor campers for the 1943 season. Fifty-two of the medals were presented to the Scouts in person." Unknown design. |
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OCKLAWAHA COUNCIL - CAMP CHARLES FRANCIS, 1925
"One of the outstanding features of the camp was the camp emblem system. ..Quite a number of the boys were successful in making this very difficult grade, and will be rewarded by the privilege of wearing the beautiful orange and black emblem." |
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PALM BEACH COUNTY COUNCIL (also used by EAST COAST COUNCIL and BROWARD COUNTY COUNCIL) - CAMP CARSON 1929
round, four inch diameter. RED tent on a BLK background, GRN 1929. |
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PINELLAS COUNCIL - CAMP MAWIAN 1924,1925,1926
1924: "HONOR BADGE" medal; medallion has "CM" (re-order; original medallion had "CW") |
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SUNNYLAND COUNCIL - BEAR POINT 1941
"All of the Scouts were awarded the Bear Point Camp emblem for proficiency." CAMP FLYING EAGLE 1942 "2 1/2 inch disc of blue felt, with an eagle in gray, with the inscription "CAMP FLYING EAGLE, SUNNY LAND COUNCIL, B.S.A. 1942" ("separate and distinct from the Arrow order will be the continuance of the award of the camp emblem." Are there emblems from earlier years yet to be found?) |
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SUWANNEE RIVER AREA COUNCIL - CAMP SONOKYAHOLEE 1926
"It will be a beautiful design in felt to be worn on the sweater, bathing suit, belt or neckerchief as may be announced." |
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