Organized under British Charter in 1909
First Troop to Join the (BSA) Boy Scouts of America in July, 1910
In 1909, Barre stonecutter and Scottish Immigrant William Foster Milne founded America's first boy scout troop with materials shipped directly from Europe's fledgling Boy Scout movement.| HM Number | HM2NEU |
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| Additional Information | Plenty of room for tour busses to stop during the weekend. The location is so centralized that it is easy to park at the site and visit local restaurants or shop downtown. |
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 20th Century |
| Historical Place | Birthplace, Memorial, Monument, Park, Residential Community, Town, Train |
| Marker Type | Historic District |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Carved Stone |
| Year Placed | 2018 |
| Placed By | The Barre Scouting Monument Committee, Barre Vermont |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 at 9:03pm PST -08:00 |
| Directions Information | Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. Marker is at the intersection of Depot Square and Metro Way, on the left when traveling west on Depot Square. Located next to the former railroad depot. |
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| Location Description | Marker is at or near this postal address: 56 Depot Square, Barre VT 05641, United States of America. This is in the very heart of Barre, Vermont |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 699409 N 4896974 |
| Decimal Degrees | 44.19873333, -72.50446667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 11.924', W 72° 30.268' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 11' 55.44" N, 72° 30' 16.08" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling South |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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