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Reflecting History
Inside this exhibit, you'll see how outside history has made an indelible impression on HSR and how its camps reflected those events since Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic.
Edited by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
Exhibit Content
Dining Hall Plaques Teach History
Most dining hall plaques display inside jokes in the troop/patrol or show regional attributes like flags or iconographs of town history. These plaques reflect the history of the country or the world, often pop culture features, but also severe weather events or sports.
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The 1970 Robert Altman film spawned a long-running television series of the same name as well as this swell plaque constructed by troop 70. 1970 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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The Water Carnival plaque of 1972 celebrated one of the greatest olympic feats ever- Mark Spitz's capturing of a then-record 7 gold medals at the Munich Olympics. When you put a campaign hat on him, however, he apparently becomes the alter-ego "Spark Mitz". 1972 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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The 1982 staff plaque featured the expression from the movie, Caddy Shack. 1982 - Contributed by David B. Woodward [Contribute Info]
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Troop 2 reflected the Turtle Craze in their well-constructed 1990 plaque. After a mere 6 years in the comics scene, the Turtles had several video games and an animated TV series culminating in the 1990 feature film. 1990 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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At the height of the Surge phenomenon the Aquatics Department placed a can of the drink - their favorite - on their 1998 Water Carnival plaque. The product was discontinued however in 2001. 1998 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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Apparently there was some rivalry between members of Staten Island Troop 27 when it came to baseball, or could it be that this 1999 plaque was predicting the future? The Mets and Yankees met one year later in the 2000 World Series. 1999 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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Athens was the site of the 2004 Summer Olympiad, so the Aquatics Department based their Water Carnival on that theme. 2004 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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The beginning of the 2006 season was an especially wet one and Troop 451 decided to mark the occasion with their Noah's Ark plaque. 2006 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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Troop 53 incorporated their purple color and mushroom motif into the X-men character "Juggernaut" who was feautred in the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand. 2006 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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The first franchise in the history of all professional sports to reach 10,000 losses, Troop 21 commemorated the Phillies' July 15th, 2007 feat with a plaque. 2007 - Contributed by Andrew Coe [Contribute Info]
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Reflecting Pictures
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July 4, 1976 - Horseshoe celebrates along with the rest of the country. 1976 - Contributed by John B. Rettew III [Contribute Info]
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