The history of Horseshoe Scout Reservation begins long before the Boy Scouts took interest in the corner of Chester, Lancaster and Cecil counties. This area was inhabited by Native Americans, farmers and bootleggers prior to becoming our beloved Scout Camp.
The Reynolds Farm was purchased by Samuel Reynolds in 1824 from Charles Miner, and was home to at least 4 generations of the Reynolds family until the late 1890s or early 1900s.
The following article was researched and submitted for the July 2001 issue of HSRAA newsletter, The Octoraro Loop, by Clark Greene, past Camp Director, Scoutmaster and Silver Beaver recipient. For one who has hiked the Horseshoe Reservation, this unique outcropping of rock we call Buzzards Rock conjures up thoughts of the Native Americans who traveled the pathways of our Reservation long before the European emigrants colonized this country. Buzzard s Rock is a special place for all Scouts today.
