Painesville in Lake County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Daniel Carter Beard
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
1. Daniel Carter Beard Marker
Inscription.
Daniel Carter Beard. . Born in Cincinnati in 1850, Dan Beard was a nationally known illustrator and artist. Early years and summers spent here strongly influenced his career. Beard's American Boy's Handy-Book (1882), a manual of woodcraft and nature lore, was one of his twenty youth-oriented outdoors books. He founded the Sons of Daniel Boone circa 1906, a boys' organization that he promoted as editor of Recreation magazine. After Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in England in 1908-based partly upon Beard's writings-"Uncle Dan" helped establish the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Since then, Scouting has promoted the development of character, citizenship, physical fitness, and environmental awareness for millions of boys. Beard served as the BSA's first commissioner and participated actively until his death in 1941. The uniform design and the BSA emblem are among his many contributions to Scouting.
Born in Cincinnati in 1850, Dan Beard was a nationally known illustrator and artist. Early years and summers spent here strongly influenced his career. Beard's American Boy's Handy-Book (1882), a manual of woodcraft and nature lore, was one of his twenty youth-oriented outdoors books. He founded the Sons of Daniel Boone circa 1906, a boys' organization that he promoted as editor of Recreation magazine. After Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in England in 1908-based partly upon Beard's writings-"Uncle Dan" helped establish the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910. Since then, Scouting has promoted the development of character, citizenship, physical fitness, and environmental awareness for millions of boys. Beard served as the BSA's first commissioner and participated actively until his death in 1941. The uniform design and the BSA emblem are among his many contributions to Scouting.
Erected 2001 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Lake County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 15-43.)
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Location. 41° 43.247′ N, 81° 14.841′ W. Marker is in Painesville, Ohio, in Lake County. It is on West Washington Street 0.1 miles west of Wood Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Painesville OH 44077, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater Cleveland, on the Lake Erie Shore, and in the Western Reserve. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thomas W. Harvey (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mathews House (approx. 0.2 miles
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, August 31, 2018
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 764 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2018, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
