Extra Mile: BOYCE, William D plaque in Washington, D.C. by Sam Pena

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William Dickson "W. D." Boyce (June 16, 1858 – June 11, 1929), was an American newspaper man and entrepreneur, best known today for founding the Boy Scouts of America and the Lone Scouts of America. Boyce was born June 16, 1858 in Plum Township, Pennsylvania.[2] In the back-country days of his childhood, Boyce acquired a love for the outdoors and a tremendous work ethic. He attended the Wooster Academy in Ohio in 1878, then went to Chicago to become a salesman. Source: Wikipedia

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA)is the largest youth organization in the United States, it was founded in 1910 as part of the Scout Movement. It is believed that over one hundred million Americans have been members. As of December 2005 it had a registered membership of 2,938,698 youths with 1,146,130 adult leaders organised into 122,582 units. Individual units of the BSA rely largely on volunteers although at higher commercial levels of administration professionals are employed. Source: Wikipedia

W.D. BOYCE
1858 - 1929

INSPIRED BY THE "GOOD TURN" OF AN UNKNOWN ENGLISH SCOUT, W.D. BOYCE BROUGHT SCOUTING TO THE UNITED STATES IN 1910, MAKING IT POSSIBLE FOR MILLIONS OF YOUNG AMERICANS TO BENEFIT FROM ITS VALUES-BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.

Under his patronage and guidance, American Boy Scouting as we know it today received its impetus. From that original vision of Mr. Boyce have developed thousands of troops of clear-eyed healthy young men, representing all that is finest in American youth..."
Eulogy by James E West, Chief Scout Executive of the BSA
June 14, 1929

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Artist: Sam Pena(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Philanthropists
Location: G St NW between 14th & 15th Sts Washington, D.C. Extra Mile

Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #722 )

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