Historic Trails Award

Historic Trails Award
Historic Trails Award
	Historic Trails Award patch
Country	United States of America
Created	April 1956
Founder	Boy Scouts of America
Awarded for	Study about, hike or camp along, and perform a service project for a historic trail
	Website; http://www.scouting.org/awards/awards-central/historic-trails/
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The Historic Trails Award is an award of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) designed to promote the ideals of Scouting and in Scoutcraft, citizenship, self-reliance, and appreciation of national history. It is awarded for studying about, hiking or camping along, and performing a service project on a historic trail. The award may be earned by Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts, Venturers and leaders.^[1]

Award

The Historic Trails Award is presented as a cloth or leather patch and as a decal. The award may not be worn on the uniform but is affixed to equipment such as backpacks or vehicles, or sewn onto items such as patch vests or blankets.^[2] The Historic Trails Award was established in April 1956, along with the 50-Miler Award.^[3]^[4]

Requirements

Although the Historic Trails Award is an individual award, the requirements are performed as a group, where groups may be the pack, troop, ship, or crew or a provisional group composed of members of various units. The trip must be properly planned and may include other opportunities for advancement and recognition.^[5]

Notes

^ "Historic Trails Award".
^ "Historic Trails Award". U.S. Scouting Service Project. February 5, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
^ "High Adventure Awards". Boys' Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America: 28. April 1956. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
^ Hillcourt, Bill "Green Bar Bill" (November 1957). "Let's Relive History". Boys' Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America: 40. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
^ "Historic Trails Award". Boy Scouts of America. 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

External links

BSA recognizes National Parks and Recreation Month

[1] "Historic Trails Award".

[usscouts-2] "Historic Trails Award". U.S. Scouting Service Project. February 5, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

[boyslife041956-3] "High Adventure Awards". Boys' Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America: 28. April 1956. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

[nov1957-4] Hillcourt, Bill "Green Bar Bill" (November 1957). "Let's Relive History". Boys' Life. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America: 40. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

[HTAreq-5] "Historic Trails Award". Boy Scouts of America. 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

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