Walker Memorial - Mohegan Council BSA Multi-Cache
Walker Memorial - Mohegan Council BSA
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This cache has now become a two part multi cache and replaces the original Walker Memorial cache (GC1Z7HH). It is located at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in North Brookfield. It will bring you to the Walker Memorial Garden. Permission for the cache location was given by the North Brookfield Cemetery Commissioner.
This is a place that the Boy Scouts of the Mohegan Council gather each year around Memorial Day to honor the memory of Ronald E. Walker and to recognize all recently departed members of our Scouting community. Please be respectful to leave this place as you found it. The final cache is a regular container located near by in the cemetery. To find it you will need some information at the Memorial location.
On the left sleeve of the Boy Scout you will find his Troop number. Those numbers will be used as follows: Troop number ABC.
Across the way is the Memorial Tower, at the base is a date. It is 197D.
The final cache location is N 42° 15.6D6 W 072° 04.BAC
The cache is not located in a stone wall. Please do not remove any stones.
Walker Memorial History
The Ronald E. Walker Memorial and Walker Memorial Gardens are a dedication by Norman Walker to honor his son. As a boy, Ron had been an active member of Troop 128, chartered to St. Joseph’s Church in North Brookfield. Until the time of his passing, he had served as an Assistant Scoutmaster of the Troop.
Because both father and son shared a love for Scouting, and because Scouting had brought them so close to one another, the idea for a “Living Memorial to Scouting” was born. With Mr. Walker providing the design and supervision, construction started in late 1969. The Gardens were dedicated on Memorial Day, May 25, 1970. Now the Mohegan Council of the Boy Scouts of America assembles at the same time each year to honor departed members of the Scouting community.
The life-sized statue of the Boy Scout was carved in Vermont and represents all boys in Scouting- past, present, and future. Notice the Boy Scout Oath inscribed on the back. The Carillon Tower is electronically controlled and music starts to play whenever someone enters the area.
Through the generosity of Mr. Walker, perpetual maintenance of the Memorial Garden is assured.
The words above are borrowed from the Massasoit District Walker Memorial program.
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