W.D. Boyce - Washington, D.C.
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N 38° 53.918 W 077° 01.994
18S E 323679 N 4307492
W.D. Boyce was the founder of the Boy Scouts of America.
Waymark Code: WMP2GB
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 06/16/2015
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This Memorial is located on the pavement on G Street, N.W. in Washington...not far from the White House.
The plaque has a relief depiction of Boyce and reads:
W.D. BOYCE
1858 - 1929
INSPIRED BY THE "GOOD TURN" OF AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH SCOUT, W.D. BOYCE BROUGHT SCOUTING TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1910, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR MILLIONS OF YOUNG AMERICANS TO BENEFIT FROM ITS VALUES-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Under his patronage and guidance, American Boy Scouting as we know it today received its impetus. From that original vision of Mr. Boyce have developed thousands of troops of clear-eyed healthy young men, representing all that is finest in American youth..."
Eulogy by James E West, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
June 14, 1929
Fleur-de-lis?: No
Who placed the Monument or Memorial?: Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
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