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    Andersonville

    National Historic Site Georgia

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Scout Ranger Program

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Scout Ranger Patches

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By being a Scout Ranger you will be able to:

  • Learn about the mission of the National Park Service
  • Help protect the nation's natural, cultural, and historic resources
  • Explore your national park

Patch Requirements:
1) Take part in organized educational programs or volunteer service projects for a minimum of ten (10) hours at one or more national park sites.
2) Scouts will be awarded a patch upon verbally reporting their completion of the program requirements to an NPS employee or volunteer at a visitor center or information center.

Optional:
3) Scouts are encouraged to share their experience by sending an email and photographs to: npsyouthprograms@nps.gov
4) Scouts are also encouraged to submit a short narrative to the BSA Good Turn for America website describing their participation and lessons learned.

How to Get Started
Contact us and let us know you are interested in working toward the Scout Ranger patch at Andersonville National Historic Site. We will provide further information to help you work toward the award, such as volunteering during one of our special events.

Did You Know?

American flags in front of white headstones

The earliest commemorative service in the National Cemetery was held on Emancipation Day, January 1, 1869. Teachers and students of the Freedman's school, along with the Rev. Dr. Hamilton Pierson held memorial services and superintended the decoration of the the National Cemetery.