Editing Scouting in New Hampshire (section)

== Recent history (1950-present) ==
The Daniel Webster Council initially operated Camp Manning in Gilmanton and Camp Carpenter in Manchester. In 1945, Camp Carpenter became the official Scout camp for the Daniel Webster Council. In 1969, under the leadership of [[Max I. Silber]], the council established the Lawrence L. Lee Scout Museum at Camp Carpenter to recognize the council's longtime Scout Executive. In 1971, the Daniel Webster Council acquired Hidden Valley Scout Reservation from the Norumbega Council in [[Massachusetts]]. Hidden Valley is near [[Gilmanton Iron Works, New Hampshire]]. In the late 1980s, Camp Carpenter became a [[Cub Scouting (Boy Scouts of America)|Cub Scouts]] camp during the summer months. In the early 2000s, Hidden Valley was renamed the [[Griswold Scout Reservation]]. It was divided into two camps: Hidden Valley and the new Camp Bell.

Hidden Valley and Camp Carpenter are traditional Scout camps with full dining facilities and various program areas and activities. Camp Bell is run with a higher emphasis on strengthening the Patrol Method. Campers cook at their sites and participate in day-long activities as patrols. Camp Bell has a different variety of activities from Hidden Valley, including their "living history areas, " and a different set of [[merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|merit badges]] are available.

Together, Hidden Valley and Camp Bell make up the [[Griswold Scout Reservation]], which covers over {{convert|3500|acre|km2}} including several lakes, ponds, and mountains. The land currently used primarily by Camp Bell has been used as the homes of many other camps, most recently Camp Manning, which, after being sold by the Daniel Webster Council to private owners, changed ownership several times and had previously existed as a camp run by various organization such as the [[YMCA]] who called it Camp Leo. Camp Bell was named for an attorney member of the Council's Executive Board who was instrumental in reacquiring the property for the Daniel Webster Council.

The Council also operates three additional facilities—Pierre Hoge in [[Walpole, New Hampshire|Walpole]], Camp Whipporwill in [[Merrimack, New Hampshire|Merrimack]], and the Unity Program Center in [[Unity, New Hampshire|Unity]].