Ottawa, Illinois
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W.D. Boyce and Boy Scout Memorial
Ottawa Ave Cemetery
Ottawa, IL, 61350
1-888-OTTAWA-4 (Ottawa Visitors Center) OR 815-431-9353 (Ottawa Scouting Museum)
Boy Scouts across America owe their existence to Ottawa resident William D. Boyce and a fateful encounter one foggy evening in 1909 London that inspired him to found the Scout organization. The Boyce family gravesite is watched over by a life-sized bronze statue of a uniformed Boy Scout which was unveiled in 1941. It was paid for through contributions made by the Scouts themselves. Thousands of Boy Scouts make annual pilgrimages to the Boyce gravesite to pay their respects to the founder each
year. A museum dedicated to W.D. Boyce and the Scouting movement (including Girl Scouts and Camp Fire) is located at 1100 Canal Street, Ottawa.
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Ottawa, Illinois 61350
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