First Boy Scout Troop - Burnside KY
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Don.Morfe
N 36° 59.367 W 084° 36.000
16S E 713589 N 4096394
Before Boy Scouts of America was organized, 1910, a troop of 15 had been formed here, spring of 1908, by Mrs. Myra Greeno Bass.
Waymark Code: WM16QFN
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 09/17/2022
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First Boy Scout Troop-Before Boy Scouts of America was organized, 1910, a troop of 15 had been formed here, spring of 1908, by Mrs. Myra Greeno Bass. Using the official handbook of English scouting, she guided them hiking and camping, like scouting today. Known as Eagle Troop, Horace Smith was troop leader. Insignia was a red bandanna around neck. Reputed the first American Boy Scout Troop.
Location: Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (U.S. 27) and French Avenue, Burnside KY 42519
FIRST - Classification Variable: Item or Event
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1908
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