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==Districts==
==Districts==
The Current districts are:
The Current districts are:
Battleground (at least 1969 to present)
*Battleground (at least 1969 to present)
 
*Thunderbird (about 1964- present)
Thunderbird (about 1964- present)
*Twin Lights (1986- present, from merger of Great Northern & Chingarora)
 
Twin Lights (1986- present, from merger of Great Northern & Chingarora)




Past defunt districts include:
Past defunt districts include:
District 1 (circa 1958)
*District 1 (circa 1958)
Central (about 1960-1971)
*Central (about 1960-1971)
Chingarora (about 1947-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
*Chingarora (about 1947-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
Drum Pipe (about 1976-1980,area now part of Battleground)
*Drum Pipe (about 1976-1980,area now part of Battleground)
Great Northern (about 1968-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
*Great Northern (about 1968-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
Southern (about 1963-1974,area now part of Thunderbird)
*Southern (about 1963-1974,area now part of Thunderbird)


(Dates based on insignia issued, many of the districts may have started earlier).
(Dates based on insignia issued, many of the districts may have started earlier).
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Current Camps include -
Current Camps include -


Forestburg Scout Reservation, Forestburgh, New York (Boy Scout Summer Camp program) 1956 to present.
*Forestburg Scout Reservation, Forestburgh, New York (Boy Scout Summer Camp program) 1956 to present. FSR has 2 camps - Central Camp (1956-2001)now J. Fred Billett Camp (2002-present) & Dan Beard Camp  (1958-present) See http://www.fsrcamp.org/ for directions, current information & history.  
  FSR has 2 camps - Central Camp (1956-2001)now J. Fred Billett Camp (2002-present) & Dan Beard Camp  (1958-present)
See http://www.fsrcamp.org/ for directions, current information & history.
 
Quail Hill Scout Reservation, Manalapan, New Jersey (Cub Scout Summer Camp program) 1967 to present.
See http://www.qhsrcamp.org/ for directions, current information & history.


*Quail Hill Scout Reservation, Manalapan, New Jersey (Cub Scout Summer Camp program) 1967 to present. See http://www.qhsrcamp.org/ for directions, current information & history.


Past camps include -  
Past camps include -  


Camp Monmouth, Shark River Hills, New Jersey (1918-1920s)   
* Camp Monmouth, Shark River Hills, New Jersey (1918-1920s)  a.k.a. Camp Minnewaska
a.k.a. Camp Minnewaska
* Camp Burton, Adamston, New Jersey (1925-1928)
 
* Camp Burton at Alaire, Farmingdale, New Jersey (now part of Alaire State Park) (various names using Burton &/Or Alaire (about 1920- 1940)
Camp Burton, Adamston, New Jersey (1925-1928)
* Camp Housman (now part of Alaire State Park) (about 1947-1955)
* Arthur Brisbane Memorial Boy Scout Training Camp, Farmingdale, New Jersey (1946-late 1940s)  
Camp Burton at Alaire, Farmingdale, New Jersey (now part of Alaire State Park) (various names using Burton &/Or Alaire (about 1920- 1940)
* Camp Housman Training Center, Farmingdale, New Jersey (late 1940s-1967)   
Camp Housman (now part of Alaire State Park) (about 1947-1955)
* Monmouth Council maintained a presence in the vicinity of what is now Alaire State Park from the 1920's to the 1960's. It was used as a camp, headquarters, & the Scouts conducted as guide service in the park. The property was lent/ leased to the council by the owners & later by the State.
Arthur Brisbane Memorial Boy Scout Training Camp, Farmingdale, New Jersey (1946-late 1940s)  
* Camp Derrick, Jamesburg, New Jersey (1921-1970s)  
Camp Housman Training Center, Farmingdale, New Jersey (late 1940s-1967)   
* Fort Hancock Sea Scout Base , Sandy Hook, New Jersey (1930's)
Monmouth Council maintained a presence in the vicinity of what is now Alaire State Park from the 1920's to the 1960's. It was used as a camp, headquarters, & the Scouts conducted as guide service in the park. The property was lent/ leased to the council by the owners & later by the State.
* Spermaceti Cove Sea Scout Base , Sandy Hook, New Jersey (about 1949-1953) Sea Explorer Training Base
 
* Mennen Harbor
Camp Derrick, Jamesburg, New Jersey (1921-1970s)  
* Skelbo Lodge (early 1960s) Bracebridge, Quebec, Canada (Explorers)
 
* Hidden Hollow, Holmdel, New Jersey (circa 1960's)
Fort Hancock Sea Scout Base , Sandy Hook, New Jersey (1930's)
Spermaceti Cove Sea Scout Base , Sandy Hook, New Jersey (about 1949-1953) Sea Explorer Training Base
 
Mennen Harbor
 
Skelbo Lodge (early 1960s) Bracebridge, Quebec, Canada (Explorers)
 
Hidden Hollow, Holmdel, New Jersey (circa 1960's)




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==Lodge==
==Lodge==
The council is served by the [[Na Tsi Hi]] Lodge #71
The council is served by the [[Na Tsi Hi]] Lodge #71 Na Tsi Hi lodge 71 was first chartered in 1951. It is currently part of the NE 5A section of the Order of the Arrow. The original lodge 71 was chartered to Monmouth Council on October 5, 1933 with the name Ohowa, it went inactive & was disbanded in about 1940. For a more complete history see: http://www.natsihi.org/heritage/history.shtml
 
Na Tsi Hi lodge 71 was first chartered in 1951. It is currently part of the NE 5A section of the Order of the Arrow.
 
The original lodge 71 was chartered to Monmouth Council on October 5, 1933 with the name Ohowa, it went inactive & was disbanded in about 1940.
 
For a more complete history see: http://www.natsihi.org/heritage/history.shtml


[[category: Boy Scouts of America Local Councils]]
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