Camp Archbald

Camp Archbald is a Girl Scout camp in Brooklyn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.[1] It encompasses 230 acres (0.93 km2), including a 45-acre (180,000 m2) lake (Lake Ely). Established in 1920, it is the second oldest Girl Scout camp in America. (Only Camp Bonnie Brae in Massachusetts has been serving girls longer.) Camp Archbald falls under the jurisdiction of Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania, which operates 7 camp facilities in Northeastern and Central. Pennsylvania.[2]

The Lodge fireplace, decorated for the 85th Anniversary of Camp in 2005.


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References
  1. Deabill, Eric (July 19, 2018). "Volunteers keep Camp Archbald summer camp going". Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  2. For the Girls — A History of Girl Scouting in the Scranton Pocono Council. Girl Scouts, Scranton Pocono Council. 2003.

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