Wall Township in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012

1. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America Marker

Inscription. From 1929 to 1940 Arthur Brisbane made available this land as the official scout camp for Monmouth County Boy Scouts. Thousands of boys camped here enjoying the natural beauty of the woods while receiving scout training in self-reliance and kindred virtues.

This plaque commemorates the distinguished service rendered by the Scouts and Scouters of Monmouth Council, Boy Scouts of America, in the early rehabilitation of the buildings at Allaire, with the help of individuals, service clubs and fraternal organizations who were interested in the camping program of the Boy Scouts of America.

Dedicated June 16, 1962
by the Board of Trustees
of
the Deserted Village at Allaire

Erected 1962 by Board of Trustees of the Deserted Village at Allaire.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is June 16, 1838.

Location. 40° 9.364′ N, 74° 7.642′ W. Marker is in Wall Township, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. It can be reached from County Route 524, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located in Allaire Village in Allaire State Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Farmingdale NJ 07727, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Jersey

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within walking distance of this marker: Charcoal Depot: warehouse & staging area (within shouting distance of this marker); The Furnace: heart of the village (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Millpond (about 300 feet away); The Manasquan Floodplain (about 500 feet away); Allaire Village (about 600 feet away); Church (about 800 feet away); Allentown Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); PRR Watchman’s Shanty (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wall Township.

A Salute to the BSA Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012

2. A Salute to the BSA Marker

Marker in Allaire State Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012

3. Marker in Allaire State Park

Marker is seen here on the side of the General Store in Allaire Village.

Marker in Allaire Village image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, March 2, 2012

4. Marker in Allaire Village

Allaire Village is an historic 19th-century ironmaking town originally established as a bog iron furnace known as the Howell Works

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 2, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 2, 2012, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.