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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Western Los Angeles County Council Pinewood Derby CSP.png|thumb|2003 patch honoring Don Murphy and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the derby]] | [[File:Western Los Angeles County Council Pinewood Derby CSP.png|thumb|2003 patch honoring Don Murphy and celebrating the 50th anniversary of the derby]] | ||
The first pinewood derby was held on May 15, 1953 at the Scout House in [[Manhattan Beach, California]] by Cub Scout Pack 280C (the present Pack 713<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pack713.org |title=Cub Scout Pack 713 | Manhattan Beach, CA |publisher=Pack713.org |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>). The concept was created by the Pack's Cubmaster Don Murphy, and sponsored by the Management Club at [[North American Aviation]].<ref name="BSA Museum">{{cite web |url= http://www.bsamuseum.org/exhibits/derby/index.html |work= National Scouting Museum |title= The Pinewood Derby |accessdate= February 29, 2008 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080204081656/http://www.bsamuseum.org/exhibits/derby/index.html |archivedate= February 4, 2008}}</ref> | The first pinewood derby was held on May 15, 1953 at the Scout House in [[Manhattan Beach, California]] by Cub Scout Pack 280C (the present Pack 713<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pack713.org |title=Cub Scout Pack 713 | Manhattan Beach, CA |publisher=Pack713.org |accessdate=December 6, 2015}}</ref>). The concept was created by the Pack's Cubmaster Don Murphy, and sponsored by the Management Club at [[North American Aviation]].<ref name="BSA Museum">{{cite web |url= http://www.bsamuseum.org/exhibits/derby/index.html |work= National Scouting Museum |title= The Pinewood Derby |accessdate= February 29, 2008 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20080204081656/http://www.bsamuseum.org/exhibits/derby/index.html |archivedate= February 4, 2008}}</ref> | ||