In 2012, the Cranberry Township Community Chest took on its second Project of the Year, a project that celebrated not only the community but also a century of Scouting in America.
The Scout Centennial Plaza and Fishing Pond at UPMC Passavant Sportsplex in Graham Park is the nation’s only permanent monument celebrating 100 years of Scouting in America.
The Plaza's architecture includes a monument containing three graphic panels illustrating the life cycles of Scouts. It also contains time capsules to be opened on the 125th, 150th, and 200th anniversaries of the Plaza’s dedication. The monument and plaza are open to the public and designed to offer a site where Boy and Girl Scouts can meet, plan, and carry out community service activities in the tradition of duty, which has remained central to the Scout movement.
The one-acre Fishing Pond is stocked with bass and bluegill, and you don’t need a PA fishing license to fish, although you do have to release the fish back into the pond.
Check out these pictures from the groundbreaking ceremony in 2011 and some of the fun activities since!
You can learn more about the Fishing Pond and Scout Centennial Plaza here.
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