First Boy Scout Armory - Baltimore MD
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 39° 22.005 W 076° 39.845
18S E 356646 N 4358797
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.
Waymark Code: WM15HQ3
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 01/08/2022
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The text on this historical marker 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.
Erected by Maryland Historical Society.
Inscription on the bronze plaque near the Historical Marker.
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
Fleur-de-lis?: Yes
Who placed the Monument or Memorial?: Women’s Club of Mt. Washington
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