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About Camp Mathews

Camp Mathews opened in 1922 on the shores of Lake Kelcema as Camp Kelcema.
In 1943, the name was changed to Camp Mathews in recognition of Capt. R. G. Mathews, retiring Scout Executive for the Everett Council.

The camp was located in the north Cascade mountain range between Darrington and Granite Falls, WA
off of the Mountain Loop Highway. The 4 acre property was leased from the US Forest Service.

The remote location was difficult to reach and required pack mules to transfer supplies.
For this reason, the Evergreen Area Council replaced this property with Camp Sevenich in 1948.

During the years of operation, Camp Kelcema and Camp Mathews served the Everett and Evergreen Area Councils.


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ISSUE LISTING

Image	Year	Shape	Material	Background Color	Edge	Edge Type	Lettering	Comments
	1943	Round	Wood	Tan	Dark Brown	Cut	Dark Brown	Pack mule. Wood Token. Incomplete date
	1943	Round	Felt	Tan	Dark Brown	Cut	Dark Brown	Pack mule. Flocked.
	1944	Round	Cotton	White	Red	Cut	Dark Blue	Blue tipi and sun. Blue '1944'
	1944	Round	Cotton	White	Red	Cut	Dark Blue	Blue tipi and sun. Red '1944'
	1945	Round	Cotton	White	Red	Cut	Red	Red canoe, green mountains.
	1952	Round	Felt	Green	White	Cut	White	Little Elk Ranch. May not be affiliated with the WA Scout camp.

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