Historical Marker

Boy Scout Troop 1

Historical marker location:
Paducah, Kentucky
( 821 Kentucky Ave., Paducah)

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.

<h5>Reverse</h5>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.

Dedicated on November 13, 2016.

In 1937, the town of Maysville, Kentucky, became the site of the first public works project built under President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal program.