by Ray Ezell, Asst Southern Region-Area 7 Commissioner Probably one of the most unique acts of patriotic service attempted by Boy Scouts in Virginia during World War I was the relocation of approximately 1000 scouts in June 1917 to two counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to Harvest 3 to 4 million barrels of potatoes from … More The Great Potato Harvest of World War I…that never was
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