Visalia in Tulare County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mooney Grove Park Boy Scout Cabin

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, February 16, 2024

1. Mooney Grove Park Boy Scout Cabin Marker

Inscription. Members of Troop 2, Boy Scouts of America, under the inspiration, direction and leadership of Scout Master Dee Hays, started cutting logs for this cabin in 1933. Dee Hays, using a cabin design of his own, taught individual scouts of Troop 2 about carpentry, masonry, metal work and pioneering. Using a team approach, the raising of this cabin was finished in 1936. The Scouts that helped in the construction of this cabin were not just building it for themselves, but for future Boy Scouts that would follow. This cabin is a true example of what scouting represents - adventure - with each adventure the Scout would learn to “Be Prepared” for whatever came his way by learning all he could. Words like “Honor” and “Duty” provided a guidance each Scout would need to grow and become a “strong, confident adult.”* The “knowledge and attitudes”* each Scout developed here would remain with him the rest of his life.

Through the doorway of this cabin would pass many young men. Skills learned would enable each Scout to become a better and stronger member of our society. By living up to the ideals of Scouting, each Scout would develop the

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kind of character and leadership that would turn him into a future leader of tomorrow.

At the time of construction, and for many years to follow, the Rotary Club of Visalia was the sponsor of Troop 2.

*The Boy Scout Handbook The Hays Family

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1940.

Location. 36° 16.738′ N, 119° 18.352′ W. Marker is in Visalia, California, in Tulare County. It can be reached from South Mooney Boulevard. The marker and cabin are located on the east side of Mooney Grove Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27000 South Mooney Boulevard, Visalia CA 93277, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once

Boy Scout Cabin image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, February 16, 2024

2. Boy Scout Cabin

New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World’s First Self-Propelled Combine (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hugh Michael Mooney (approx. ¼ mile away); End of the Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); S. Sweet & Company (approx. 3.6 miles away); Cross Building (approx. 3.6 miles away); Butterfield Overland Mail (approx. 3.6 miles away); Palace Hotel Building (approx. 3.6 miles away); Visalia Saddle (approx. 3.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Visalia.

Flaming Arrow Patrol image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Patrick Duggan, February 16, 2024

3. Flaming Arrow Patrol

Built by Flaming Arrow Patrol Feb. 17, 1940 Jim Shiffert Gregg Lewis Buck Bailey Mike Baca Leland Raibley Eugene Watkins Dick Keefe S.M.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 86 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 18, 2024, by Patrick Duggan of Los Angeles, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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