Fig. 1: Pathfi-AH09-Front
- Cloth: Heavyweight tan right twill
- Embroidery: Silk continuous
- Border: Clockwise, round & dense
Fig. 2: Pathfi-AH09-Magnified
- Design: Six feathers, large oval ear, dark maroon angled stitched headband, 5 squarish highlights in headband
Fig. 3: Pathfi-AH09-Reverse
- Back: Black imprint
Item Name: Pathfinding 1913 - 1921
Item ID: Pathfi-AH09
Collector Rating: 1
Pamphlets Used to Earn this Badge
Requirements August 1911 until October 1914
1. Know every lane, by-path, and short cut for a distance of at least two miles in every direction around the local scouts' headquarters in the country.
2. Have a general knowledge of the district within a five-mile radius of his local headquarters, so as to be able to guide people at any time, by day or night.
3. Know the general direction and population of the five principal neighboring towns and be able to give strangers correct directions how to reach them.
4. Know in the country in the two-mile radius, approximately, the number of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs owned on the five neighboring farms: or in a town must know in a half-mile radius what livery stables, garages and blacksmiths there are.
5. Know the location of the nearest meat markets, bakeries, groceries, and drug stores.
6. Know where the nearest police station, hospital, doctor, fire alarm, fire hydrant, telegraph and telephone offices, and railroad stations are.
7. Know something of the history of the place, its principal public buildings, such as town or city hall, post-office, schools, and churches.
8. As much as possible of the above information should be entered on a large scale map.
Requirements October 1914 until July 1926
1. In the country, know every lane, bypath, and short cut for a distance of at least two miles in every direction around the local scout headquarters; or in a city, have a general knowledge of the district within a three-mile radius of the local scout headquarters, so as to be able to guide people at any time, by day or by night.
2. Know the population of the five principal neighboring towns, their general direction from his scout headquarters, and be able to give strangers correct directions how to reach them.
3. If in the country, know in a two-mile radius, the approximate number of horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs owned on the five neighboring farms; or, if in a town, know, in a half-mile radius, the location of livery stables, garages, and blacksmith shops.
4. Know the location of the nearest meat markets, bakeries, groceries, and drug stores.
5. Know the location of the nearest police station, hospital, doctor, fire alarm, fire hydrant, telegraph and telephone offices, and railroad stations.
6. Know something of the history of his place; and know the location of its principal public buildings, such as the town or city hall, post-office, schools and churches.
7. Present a large scale map showing as much as possible of the above required information.