FIRST - Girl Scout Day Camp in the U.S. - Newington, CT
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A monument commemorating the site of the first Girl Scout day camp in the United States is located in Mill Pond Park in Newington, CT.
Waymark Code: WMFVJM
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2012
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The first Girl Scout day camp was organized in 1922 in Newington, CT. To commemorate this event the Girl Scouts of Newington erected a monument at the site. A bronze plaque attached to a boulder is inscribed:
WE PROUDLY HONOR
THE SITE OF THE
FIRST U.S. GIRL SCOUT
DAY CAMP
1922
GIRL SCOUTS OF
NEWINGTON
MARCH 12, 1987
The monument is in a landscaped area surrounded by benches and augmented with a peace pole.
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