The Barre Scouting Monument was erected to honor Troop #1, the first Boy Scout Troop in America, which was founded in 1909 in Barre, Vermont by William Foster Milne. Thirty years after it began sculptor Carlo Abate was asked to create the focal piece of a monument commemorating the formation of Troop #1, the first Boy Scout troop in America. His statue was to capture the spirit of Scouting and Bar
re’s contribution to the Scouting movement. Already in poor health, Abate passed away before completing the half-size plaster model of his intended statue. He even expressed on his deathbed his desire to finish the model, which was found on his workbench and has since remained incomplete. Our vision is to create the monument Abate was never able to complete. To fulfill the desire of a man who dedicated his life to the arts and the community of Barre. The Barre Scouting Monument is to be a testament to Barre’s historic past and the movement that captured a nation — inspiring and shaping our youth as a sculptor shapes a block of stone in to art.
