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Worth Ranch
Worth Ranch, commonly abbreviated to WR, is a ranch located in Palo Pinto, Texas (roughly 60 miles west of Fort Worth). It is owned and operated by the Longhorn Council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA).[1] It is approximately 750 acres in size. Worth Ranch is used primarily as a Scout reservation and camping ground. Year round scout units can camp at Worth Ranch, while during the summer, Worth is known for its summer camp operations, The Big Adventure.[2] Worth Ranch is also commonly known for being the origin of the Wilderness Grace.[3] Aquatic schoolThe ranch hosts an annual aquatic school.[4] Scouts have attended it since 1944,[5] though the current school was not officially started until 1954.[4] HistoryThe Camp opened sometime in the 1930s, after land was purchased for it in 1929.[6] $45,000 of funds were raised to open the camp. Scouts began attending the camp in 1929.[7] The first groups of scouts for summer camp attended the week of June 9, 1930.[8] A tribute dedicated to it occurred on June 15, 1930.[9] On June 23, 1940, the county of Palo Pinto dedicated the ranch with $26,000 of improvements.[6] In July 1949, the A.J. Fulkerson Memorial Chapel on the ranch was dedicated.[10] Originally around 280 acres in size, Worth Ranch has since expanded through the generous donations to its current size of just under 750 acres.[11] References
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