The Natahwop

Journal of the Roanoke Scouting History Project

  • Camp Powhatan Staff 1958
    by Stephen Warren
    This photo turned up in 2023 in a private collection and was donated to the Roanoke Scouting History Project. It shows, by name, the entire staff of Camp Powhatan in 1958. It is the earliest staff photo…
  • Saying Goodbye to Your Scout Troop of Origin
    by Stephen Warren
    Last night (December 18, 2023), I witnessed the final Court of Honor ceremony of my original scout unit, Troop 50, of Woodlawn United Methodist Church in Roanoke, VA. After years of declining enlistments and the loss of…
  • Hankins Tales: “1963 – The year I became a Boy Scout”
    by John Hankins
    (Originally posted on social media March 27, 2015) I officially became a Boy Scout in November of 1963. In Troop 50, there was a rule that if you wanted to go to summer camp you needed to…
  • 1966 Camp Powhatan Staff Photos
    by Stephen Warren
    (Staff leadership group photo) Front Row: ?, Doug Testerman, Charlie Hill, ? Back Row: Shelby Dickerson, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ? (Photo submitted by W. Scott Smith; source: Radford University’s Farmer Collection)
  • 1986 Camp Ottari Staff Photo
    by Stephen Warren
    Front Row: Linda Curcio, Joe Curcio, Dave Clark Second Row: ?, Int’l Scout – “Mr. Ketchup,” Aaron Clark, Sam Cook, Dan Teats, Stephanie Will, “Duck” Mallard Third Row: Joe Coyle, John Shaner, Eric Lassiter, Bill Moose, Travis…

“The Natahwop” is an online journal of history for the Scouting programs of the Blue Ridge Mountains Council, BSA (formerly Roanoke Area Council and Piedmont Area Council), including Camp Powhatan, Camp Ottari, High Knoll Trail, and more. The Natahwop and the Roanoke Scouting History Project are supportive of, but not associated with the BRMC, which you can find here.

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