Welcome to Troop 270 of Thurmont, Maryland.

Troop 270 has a long legacy.  While Troop 270 has been around for 75 years, its roots date back over 90.  From 1928 to 1932, Charles Eby led a group of 12 boys in an organization modeled after the Boy Scouts of America. In 1932, the boys, now under the leadership of Ross Smith Sr., recruited the Thurmont Lions Club to sponsor a BSA troop and Troop 11 was chartered. It is unclear what happened during World War II, but there was a re-organization when the Francis Scott Key Council was absorbed by the National Capital Area Council during the war. Somewhere around March 1946 Troop 11 became Troop 270. Throughout the years, the troop has continuously been sponsored by the Thurmont Lions Club. In 1956, the Scoutmaster designed and had built the only privately owned Scout building in the council; it is owned by Thurmont Scouting, Inc., a not-for-profit dedicated to the ideals of all scouting groups.

In 2019, the Boy Scouts of America evolved the Boy Scout program in to the Scouts, BSA program. Included with that program was the introduction of Scout, BSA girl troops with the exact same requirements as the boy troops. The Thurmont Lions were the first in Frederick County to charter a troop, thus, Scouts, BSA Troop 270G was born.

Troops 270B&G are the most active in the Frederick County area and has a program designed to keep any Scout busy! Some of these activities include, but by no means are limited to; backpacking, bicycle touring, camping, caving, hiking, mountain biking, rafting, rappelling, rock climbing, sailing, scuba diving, skiing, snowboarding, and just having fun! And these are just a few of the things that Troop 270 does!

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