Historic Trails Award

Historic Trails Award patch

Country

United States of America

Created

April 1956

Founder

Boy Scouts of America

Awarded for

Study about, hike or camp along, and perform a service project for a historic trail

Website
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/BoyScouts/AdvancementandAwards/MeritBadges/trail.aspx

The Historic Trails Award is an award of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) designed to promote the ideals of Scouting and in Scoutcraft, citizenship, self-reliance, and appreciation of national history. It is awarded for studying about, hiking or camping along, or performing a service project on a historic trail. The award may be earned by Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, Venturers and leaders.

Award

The Historic Trails Award is presented as a cloth or leather patch and as a decal. The award may not be worn on the uniform but is affixed to equipment such as backpacks or vehicles, or sewn onto items such as patch vests or blankets.^[1] The Historic Trails Award was established in April 1956, along with the 50-Miler Award.^[2]^[3]

Requirements

Although the Historic Trails Award is an individual award, the requirements are performed as a group, where groups may be the troop, team or crew or a provisional group composed of members of various units. The trip must be properly planned and may include other opportunities for advancement and recognition.^[4]

Notes

↑ "Historic Trails Award". U.S. Scouting Service Project. February 5, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
↑ "High Adventure Awards". Boys' Life (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America): 28. April 1956. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
↑ Hillcourt, Bill "Green Bar Bill" (November 1957). "Let's Relive History". Boys' Life (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Boy Scouts of America): 40. Retrieved July 4, 2010.
↑ "Historic Trails Award". Boy Scouts of America. 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2010.

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