12th World Scout Jamboree

Scouting event event 12th World Scout Jamboree.png Farragut State Park United States For Friendship 12,011 Scouts July 31 to August 9, 1967 11th World Scout Jamboree 13th World Scout Jamboree The 12th World Scout Jamboree was held from July 31 to August 9, 1967, and was hosted by the United States at Farragut State Park, in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho. It was the second World Scout Jamboree to take place in North America. History With its theme For Friendship, the 12th World Jamboree attracted 12,011 Scouts from 105 countries. The latter included Scouts from Somalia,none Scott's Monthly Stamp Journal 1967 48 280 and 1,300 representatives from the United Kingdom, the largest Scouting contingent from outside North America. For the British Scouts, dressed in their new uniforms, it was a highlight to their Diamond Jubilee Year. Other countries represented included Canada, France, Indonesia, Jamaica, the Philippines, and Sweden.http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nwpostcards/id/746 Idaho's Farragut Park hosts first Boy Scout World Jamboree to be held in the Americas 2013 Ross Hall University of Idaho 26 April 2013 18 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170718134831/http://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/nwpostcards/id/746 dead Amongst the distinguished visitors were World Chief Guide Olave Baden-Powell, actor James StewartDecember 2017Aug 9, 1967 Photo-James Stewart at Jamboree on Page 41 The Coeur d'Alene Press and Vice President of the United States, Hubert H. Humphrey. Memorable features of the Jamboree included a reconstruction of Baden-Powell's Brownsea Island campsite, arena shows, Skill-o-Rama, adventure trail, the specially stocked fishing area and boating and other water activities on Lake Pend Oreille, in addition to a visit to a rodeo and a repeat of the Friendship Wide Game introduced at the 11th World Scout Jamboree in 1963. See also thumb|XII Boy Scout World Jamboree World Scout Jamboree Scouting in Idaho Notes References http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/history/inter/jambo.htm World Jamborees scoutbase.org https://web.archive.org/web/20101104182832/http://www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/history/inter/jambo.htm November 4, 2010 http://www.scout.org/wsrc/fs/jamboree_e.shtml World Scout Jamborees History scout.org https://web.archive.org/web/20081207021528/http://www.scout.org/wsrc/fs/jamboree_e.shtml December 7, 2008 jamboree #1967 Category:Scouting in the United States Category:1967 in Idaho Category:July 1967 in the United States Category:August 1967 in the United States