▁on ▁Dar by ▁P ond ▁in ▁P ly mouth ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁a ▁camp ▁site . ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" C amp ▁King " ▁and ▁was ▁purchased ▁from ▁Phill ip ▁Cole ▁for ▁$ 2 , 5 0 0 . 0 0 . ▁From ▁July ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 , ▁sc outs ▁camp ed ▁on ▁the ▁shore ▁of ▁Dar by ▁P ond ▁at ▁Camp ▁Anna won . ▁The ▁original ▁entrance ▁road ▁ ▁was ▁off ▁of ▁ ▁P ly mouth ▁street ▁just ▁off ▁of ▁Car ver ▁St ▁( Route ▁ 4 4 ). ▁It ▁crossed ▁over ▁the ▁c ran berry ▁dam ▁below ▁the ▁present ▁BB ▁Range . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁William ▁A . ▁Collins ▁of ▁Nor wich , ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁M IT ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sc out ▁Executive . ▁He ▁immediately ▁went ▁into ▁camp ▁to ▁direct ▁the ▁Council ▁Camp , ▁which ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁Camp ▁Nor se ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁That ▁year ▁the ▁boy ▁week ▁count ▁rose ▁to ▁ 1 6 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁the ▁land ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁property ▁of ▁ 2 5 ▁acres ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁$ 3 0 0 . 0 0 , ▁it ▁included ▁an ▁abandoned ▁house ▁in ▁a ▁large ▁field . ▁This ▁field ▁became ▁the ▁ball ▁field . ▁A ▁new ▁entrance ▁road ▁into ▁camp ▁was ▁built ▁off ▁of ▁Part ings ▁way ▁road . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁en larg ed ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Guard ▁Army