How often do National Scout Jamborees occur?

Posted by Admin on February 17th, 2011

Is the BSA National Jamboree an every year occurrence?

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1. OrakTheBold says:

   February 17, 2011 at 9:07 am

   Hello Molly:

   The National Jamboree is held approximately every four years. The next one is scheduled for 2010; the centennial of Boy Scouting in the USA, five years after the 16th Jamboree.

   1st National Jamboree 1937 – Washington, D.C.
   2nd National Jamboree 1950 – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
   3rd National Jamboree 1953 – Irvine Ranch, California
   4th National Jamboree 1957 – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
   5th National Jamboree 1960 (50 Year Anniversary) – Colorado Springs, Colorado
   6th National Jamboree 1964 – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
   7th National Jamboree 1969 – Farragut State Park, Idaho
   8th National Jamboree 1973 – Idaho & Pennsylvania
   9th National Jamboree 1977 – Moraine State Park, Pennsylvania
   10th National Jamboree 1981 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   11th National Jamboree 1985 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   12th National Jamboree 1989 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   13th National Jamboree 1993 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   14th National Jamboree 1997 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   15th National Jamboree 2001 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   16th National Jamboree 2005 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia
   17th National Jamboree 2010 – Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia

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