Barre in Washington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Home Of The First Boy Scout Troop In America
First Baptist Church
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
1. Home Of The First Boy Scout Troop In America Marker
Organized Oct. 29, 1909
by William Foster Milne
Erected by First Baptist Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Education • Fraternal or Sororal Organizations • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 29, 1909.
Location. 44° 11.829′ N, 72° 30.031′ W. Marker is in Barre, Vermont, in Washington County. It is on Washington Street (U.S. 302) north of Church Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24 Washington Street, Barre VT 05641, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Green Mountains. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Baptist Church (here, next to this marker); National Humane Alliance Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Hedding Methodist Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Mr. Pickwick (within shouting distance of this marker); Youth Triumphant Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Junction of Post and Stage Roads (within shouting distance of this marker); Aldrich Public Library (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Barre.
Related marker.
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Also see . . .
1. What Was the First Scout Troop in the USA?. (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History Space: Barre sculptor and the Boy Scout monument (Burlington [VT] Free Press, 2017). (Submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
2. Home Of The First Boy Scout Troop In America Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., July 29, 2025
3. First Boy Scout Troop In America Monument
Credits. This page was last revised on August 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 84 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
