1960 - 1969: Scouting at 50 Years

In 1962, more than 3,000 Explorers attend the first National Explorer Delegate Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Through an anonymous gift, the Philmont Scout Ranch grows by 10,098 acres.
In 1964, a Service Corps of 2,722 Boy Scouts and adult leaders operates for 18 weeks at the New York World’s Fair.
In 1965, the 500,000th Eagle Scout badge is awarded and over 40,000,000 Americans have been registered in Scouting since 1910.
In 1967, The Boy Scouts of America host more than 12,000 campers from 105 countries at the 12th World Jamboree in Farragut State Park, Idaho.