Thursday, April 3, 2025

Home Lore and legend surround site of scout Jamboree in West Virginia Map of Garden Ground

Map of Garden Ground

Dawn breaks over the Summit Bechtel Scout Reserve, home of the 2019 World Scout Jamboree. Photo courtesy Boy Scouts of America.

A 1932 map of the Garden Ground area shows the region as virtually uninhabited.

1812 map showing War Fording on New River

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