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 Site of First Boy Scout Armory - Baltimore MD Posted by:  Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.005 W 076° 39.845
18S E 356646 N 4358797
Site of First Boy Scout Armory built in America. Dedicated May 20, 1911
Waymark Code: WM14TXV
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2021
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Inscription on bronze plaque:
Site of First Boy Scout Armory built in America. Dedicated May 20, 1911.
Commemorative stone given by the Women’s Club of Mt. Washington.
Dedicated to Boy Scouts of America November 8, 1969
Near this plaque is a Maryland Historical Marker and its inscription is:
First Boy Scout Armory-On this site, May 20, 1911, Ernest Thompson Seton, founder of the Boy Scouts of America, laid the cornerstone of the first Boy Scout Armory in the United States, and 30 acres of land were presented to the Mount Washington Boy Scouts for park and parade ground purposes.
Commemorative stone given by Woman’s Club of Mount Washington October 11, 1969.
The markes are located on the grounds of Western Run Park.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Subject: Town
Commemoration: November 8, 1969
Date of Founding: May 20, 1911
Date of Commemoration: November 8, 1969
Address:
5800 Kelly Ave, Baltimore MD 21209
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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