Barre Scouting Monument

Barre Scouting Monument http://FirstScoutTroop.com The Barre Scouting movement was founded in Barre, Vermont in 1909.

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.

4 years ago the original Barre Troop 1 flag was presented to the newly formed Barre Troop 1 as the 2 remaining Barre tro...
02/21/2026

4 years ago the original Barre Troop 1 flag was presented to the newly formed Barre Troop 1 as the 2 remaining Barre troops merged and were able to become Barre Troop 1 again 49 years later.

Barre Troop 2 was formed at the Hedding Methodist Church.Here is a Tenderfoot certificate for Earle Lane who joined at a...
08/26/2024

Barre Troop 2 was formed at the Hedding Methodist Church.
Here is a Tenderfoot certificate for Earle Lane who joined at age 12 in 1912.

October 6, 1917 Barre Times Argus Article75 Boys from Hardwick form A Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop.
02/04/2022

October 6, 1917 Barre Times Argus Article
75 Boys from Hardwick form A Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop.

Original newspaper articles from the Barre Daily Times.November 8, 1910
08/09/2021

Original newspaper articles from the Barre Daily Times.
November 8, 1910

The first girls to join the BSA are now becoming Eagle Scouts. Hopefully some will be from Vermont ?
10/30/2020

The first girls to join the BSA are now becoming Eagle Scouts. Hopefully some will be from Vermont ?

A teenage girl from Davis earned the highest honor in a traditionally male organization – the Boy Scouts.

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Barre, VT
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