1st National Jamboree: "Jamboree Journal" Map of the Jamboree Camp

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1st National Jamboree
Boy Scouts of America
Aerial Views of the Jamboree Site

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"Jamboree Journal" map of Sections of Camp

Boy Scouts of America, The National and World Jamboree in Pictures, 1937

The 1st National Jamboree was held right in the heart of Washington, D. C. The Headquarters was at the foot of the Washington Monument, with camps spread over the historic center of the city and along the shores of the Potomac River and the Tidal Basin. Scouts from all across America camped in site of the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials, the Capital and the White House.

Aerial Tour of the Jamboree

See Specific Section Links Below


Aerial Views of the Sections
		General Aerial View of the Sections of the Jamboree Camp
		General Headquarters and Section Q
		Sections A and B in Foreground--Region II: New York & New Jersey
		The Columbia Island Sections--D, E, F, G, H, and I
		Sections R, S, and T by the Lincoln Memorial
		Sea Scout Camp--Section M
		Section J--set alongside Federal Route 1--Maine to Florida
		Hain's Point--Sections K, L, M, N, O, P
		General Headquarters in line beyond the Washington Monument

The Twenty Section Jamboree Camp
SECTION	REGION	STATES
A	II	New York, New Jersey
B	II	New York, New Jersey
D	I	Vermont, New Hampshire
E	I	Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
F	XI	Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana (Part)
G	VII	Wisconsin, Michigan
H	VII	Illinois, Indiana
I	X	Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana (Part)
J	XII	California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
K	V	Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
L	VI	North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
M	SEA SCOUTS	From All Parts of the U. S.
N	IX	Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico
O	IX, VII	(IX Above) (VII Below)
P	VIII	Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado
Q	WORLD GROUPS	U. S. World Jamboree Contingent and Scouts from Other Lands
R	III	Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, District of Columbia
S	III	Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, District of Columbia
T	IV	Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky
U	IV	Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky

		1st National Jamboree Jamboree Photo Gallery
		Home Page of the 1st National Jamboree Boy Scouts of America Washington, D. C., 1937
		Baden-Powell Photo Gallery Baden-Powell at the World Jamborees Links to the World Jamborees, 1920-1937

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