What is recorded here
This Stone commemorates the experimental camp of 20 boys held on this site from 1st - 9th August 1907 By Robert Baden Powell later Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell, Founder of the Scout and Guide Movements
The Baden-Powell First Camp Memorial marks the site of the first experimental Scout camp held in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell, who later founded the Scout and Guide Movements. This event is significant as it is considered the starting point of the global Scouting movement.
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- Recorded date
- 1967-08-01
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