SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNCIL
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA®
Old Town Patch
This patch is designed to encourage Scouts to learn about San Diego. To earn this patch, Scouts must take a field trip to Old Town San Diego State Historic Park and complete the following requirements.
Requirements:
Cub Scouts should complete any 5 of the following:
- Visit the Park Headquarters in the Robinson / Rose building and see the model of San Diego as it was in 1872.
- Tour the Casa de Estudillio Museum.
- Tour Stealey Stable, the stable yard, and on Wednesday and Saturday the Blacksmith Shop.
- Visit the Johnson House Museum.
- Visit the San Diego Union Newspaper Museum.
- Visit Mason Street School. Call 619.297.1183 for details.
- Visit the Wells Fargo museum in the Colorado House. Call 619.294.5549 for details.
- Take a walk through the park and identify 10 plants from the following table.
| Location | Common Name | Year Introduced |
|---|---|---|
| Park Headquarters | Sycamore | native |
| Plaza | Eucalyptus | 1851 |
| Plaza | Cork Oak | 1900 |
| Behind Racine/Laramie | Fig Tree | 18th century |
| Behind Racine/Laramie | Poplar | native |
| Steward Adobe | Pomegranate | 18th century |
| Steward Adobe | Olive | 18th century |
| Steward Adobe | Grape | 18th century |
| Steward Adobe | Prickly Pear Cactus | native |
| Steward Adobe | Arundo Grass | 18th century |
| Mason Street School | Cape Honeysuckle | 1853 |
| West Side Estudillo | Loquat | 18th century |
| West Side Estudillo | California Pepper | 1834 |
| West Side Estudillo | Apricot | 18th century |
| West Side Estudillo | Olive | 18th century |
| West Side Estudillo | Palm Tree (date) | 18th century |
| Pedrorena | Palm Tree (fan) | native |
| Union Museum | Century Plant | 1853 |
| Behind Union | California Pepper | 1834 |
| Behind Union | Banana | 1800-1850 |
| Behind Union | Arundo Grass | 18th century |
| Sealey Stable Alley | Prickly Pear Cactus | native |
| Sealey Stable Alley | Bougainvillea | 1874 |
| Sealey Stable Alley | Sycamore | native |