Monday 13 April 2009

NSJ 2010 Fun Facts

Here is a list of the BSA National Jamborees with the Year, the Location, and the number of people who attended the jamboree.

1937 Washington, DC 27,238
1950 Valley Forge, PA 47,163
1953 Irvine Ranch, CA 45,401
1957 Valley Forge, PA. 52,580
1960 Colorado Springs, CO (golden jubilee) 56,377
1964 Valley Forge, PA 50,960
1969 Farragut State Park, ID 34,251
1973 Farragut State Park, ID & Moraine State Park, PA. 73,610
1977 Moraine State Park, PA. 28,601
1981 Fort A.P. Hill, VA. 29,765
1985 Fort A.P. Hill, VA** (diamond jubilee) 32,615
1989 Fort A.P. Hill, VA 32,717
1993 Fort A.P. Hill, VA 34,449
1997 Fort A.P. Hill, VA 36,015
2001 Fort A.P. Hill, VA 40,002
2005 Fort A.P. Hill, VA 43,307
Total Jamboree Attendance through the Years 665,051

Yours in Scouting Service
Mark W
Junior Assistant Scoutmaster
Troop 1616
Great Alaska COuncil
Eagle Scout OA Brotherhood Member
NSJ '05 WSJ '07 Philmont AA '08

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