EAGLE SCOUT PROJECT RECALLS NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
When New Bedford Boy Scout Daniel Perry worked on his Eagle Scout Project, it meant putting on his hiking boots and insect repellant and heading out to the woods of Great Quitticas Pond. In early 2012, during a hike with Troop 333 of E. Freetown, Daniel noted that the maps available dated from the early 1940s and did not agree with the actual trails. Talking to the operators of New Bedford’s Water Treatment facilities he realized that public did not have a good map available to walk, hike or horseback ride through the trails.
Daniel decided that this would make an excellent Eagle Scout Project and spent the next ten months making the existing trails available to the public which are now listed and named in a document available for the outdoor enthusiast to use in exploring the area..
Charlie Kennedy, Assistant Superintendent of Public Infrastructure for the City of New Bedford noted: “He (Daniel) did an excellent job of building maps, even giving the trails Native American names. He gained much knowledge through contacts that he acquired along the way. Nancy Yeatts, of Lakeville, helped him with Native American history of the area and the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Infrastructure (DPI). He also had his share of hands-on physical work, erecting trail signposts which hold the map and a brief summary of the historical significance of the immediate area.”
Daniel successfully passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on March 27, 2013 and awarded his Eagle Badge on May 18 at a 6:15 p.m. Eagle Scout Court of Honor to be held at St. John Neumann Church in East Freetown.
A copy of the Great Quitticas Pond Trail Map in PDF format may be downloaded here.
Daniel decided that this would make an excellent Eagle Scout Project and spent the next ten months making the existing trails available to the public which are now listed and named in a document available for the outdoor enthusiast to use in exploring the area..
Charlie Kennedy, Assistant Superintendent of Public Infrastructure for the City of New Bedford noted: “He (Daniel) did an excellent job of building maps, even giving the trails Native American names. He gained much knowledge through contacts that he acquired along the way. Nancy Yeatts, of Lakeville, helped him with Native American history of the area and the Engineering Division of the Department of Public Infrastructure (DPI). He also had his share of hands-on physical work, erecting trail signposts which hold the map and a brief summary of the historical significance of the immediate area.”
Daniel successfully passed his Eagle Scout Board of Review on March 27, 2013 and awarded his Eagle Badge on May 18 at a 6:15 p.m. Eagle Scout Court of Honor to be held at St. John Neumann Church in East Freetown.
A copy of the Great Quitticas Pond Trail Map in PDF format may be downloaded here.
