Permission obtained from city manager via
C.G.
Cache contents started with Boy Scout patches
in it.
Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy
Scouts of America requires years of dedication and hard work. In
addition to 21 required merit badges, each Scout must complete a
project that . on average . requires 167 service hours. In 2008
alone, that translated to $16 million in service (based on the
national volunteer hour value of $19.51).
This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching
series called "Cache to Eagle". that showcases these special
contributions.
Over its first 100 years, Scouting has
provided millions of hours of service to communities across
America. For our 100th Anniversary, we're celebrating that legacy
with special service opportunities through, "A Year of Celebration,
A Century of Making a Difference."
This cache will highlight one of the 12
points of the Scout Law, one of the 13 districts in the Heart of
America Council, B.S.A. and an Eagle Scout project in the
district.
A Scout is Courteous.
A Scout is polite to everyone regardless of
age or position. He knows that using good manners makes it easier
for people to get along.
The Twin Rivers District serves Anderson, Franklin, Linn, and Miami
counties in Kansas. This includes the following communities:
Bucyrus, Garnett, Greeley, Hillsdale, La Cygne, Louisburg, Mound
City, Osawatomie, Ottawa, Parker, Paola, Pleasanton, Pomona,
Princeton, Rantoul, Richmond, Wellsville, and Westphalia. Twin
Rivers District and the Heart of America Council is dedicated to
supporting the volunteer Scout leaders in the local Scout units as
they provide the programs of the Boy Scouts of America to the youth
of this area.
There are at least
four Eagle Scout projects in the park.
1. A scout researched
heritage flowers and vegetables to be planted around the John Brown
cabin, cleaned out old flower beds and put up retaining
walls.
2. At the other
coordinates, a scout put in stones around the statue area and
cleaned out the flower beds.
3. Across from the
John Brown statue, a scout put in stone retaining walls and flower
beds by the stairs.
4. Another scout built
benches and put in landscaping around Memorial Hall.