Scouting in Massachusetts includes both Girl Scout (GSUSA) and Boy Scouts of America (BSA) organizations. Boy Scouts of America was founded in the 1910s in Massachusetts. Girl Scouts USA was founded in 1912, by Juliette Gordon Low.
With a vigorous history, both organizations actively serve thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Image: US Navy 090703 N 8110K 062 The Navy Operational Support Center Quincy color guard presents colors while a group of boy scouts hold a large flag during the playing of the national anthem by U.S. Navy Band Northeast Jazz ensemble
Image: Betty Ford with Girl Scouts
Image: Boy Scouts plaque, Cambridge, MA IMG 4639
Essex is a coastal town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, 26 miles (42 km) north of Boston and 13 miles (21 km) southeast of Newburyport. It is known for its former role as a center of shipbuilding. The population was 3,675 at the 2020 census.
Essex in early autumn, showing the Essex River and surrounding wetlands
Essex Town Hall and TOHP Burnham Library (built 1893–1894)
First Universalist Church
Image: Barn at Cogswell's Grant