Boy Scout Troop 1, Paducah
Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Boy Scout Troop 1. The Boy Scouts of America was incorporated on February 8, 1910. During that first year, Reverend Clinton S. Quin, Rector of Grace Episcopal Church, organized Troop 1 in Paducah. By 2016, Grace Episcopal Church had continuously chartered Troop 1 for more than a century, providing meeting facilities and volunteer leadership. Over. (Reverse) Documented as the seventh-oldest troop in the United States, Troop 1 is a member of the Lincoln Heritage Council, one of the oldest local councils serving both urban & rural areas in the nation. Troop 1 works to promote the principles written in the Scout Oath and Scout Law which foster spirit, instill service, and develop leadership skills.
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Within the very first year after the Boy Scouts of America incorporated in February 1910, the Reverend Clinton S. Quin of Grace Episcopal Church organized Troop 1 in Paducah. The church chartered the troop continuously for more than a century, providing meeting space and volunteer leaders. Documented as the seventh-oldest troop in the nation, it belongs to the Lincoln Heritage Council, one of the country's oldest scouting councils.
Why it matters
Troop 1's unbroken century of service marks the early spread of a movement that shaped character and leadership for generations of American youth.
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Related people
- · Clinton S. Quin
Related events
- · Founding of the Boy Scouts of America
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