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Goshen Scout Reservation is a Boy Scout reservation designated to camping, swimming, hiking and other various activities. Goshen is home to six Boy Scouts of America resident summer camps located near Goshen, Virginia, and is owned and operated by the National Capital Area Council. The camps are all built around Lake Merriweather. Goshen first opened to Scouts of the National Capital Area Council in the summer of 1967. It today has six different camps with over of land. ==Background== Lake Merriweather was named for Marjorie Merriweather Post, an ardent supporter of Scouting in the Washington, DC area. The individual camps bear the names of other significant individuals or corporations who supported National Capital scouting as well. Camp Marriott owes its name to the Marriott International hospitality corporation while Camp PMI refers to Parking Management Incorporated (better known as PMI), a large parking company in the DC Metro region. Goshen borders portions of the George Washington National Forest and other state parks. The reservation is about a 45-minute drive southwest of Harrisonburg; and about a 30-minute drive northwest of Lexington. The town of Goshen itself lies approximately 3 miles to the west of the reservation. A common treat at the Goshen Scout Reservation is a fly-over by Air Force or Navy aircraft as crews conduct practice bomb-runs on the Goshen Dam. Sighted planes include C-5 Galaxies, F-16 Falcons, F/A-18 Hornets, F-15E Strike Eagles, and even a V-22 Osprey. The planes fly at low altitude and are quite impressive. A Goshen Boy Scout Reservation shirt is shown on the fictional character Kim Bauer during season 1 of the hit drama 24.〔(Kim Bauer in Goshen Scout Camps Shirt )〕 Goshen Scout Reservation was considered one of the finalists as the location for future National Scout Jamborees, a National-supported High Adventure Base, or a National-supported Leadership Center.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Goshen Scout Reservation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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