0 7 ▁when ▁the ▁British ▁military ▁hero , ▁Lord ▁Robert ▁Baden - P ow ell , ▁organized ▁the ▁first ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁camp . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁he ▁published ▁Sc out ing ▁for ▁Boys ▁and ▁formed ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁British ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁Association . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁“ good ▁turn ” ▁performed ▁by ▁an ▁English ▁Sc out ▁in ▁London ▁for ▁Chicago ▁publish er ▁William ▁D . ▁Boy ce , ▁Sc out ing ▁came ▁to ▁America . ▁The ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁char tered ▁by ▁Congress ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Sc out ing ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁began ▁as ▁the ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁which ▁was ▁first ▁organized ▁as ▁a ▁volunt ary ▁association ▁on ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁char tered ▁under ▁state ▁laws ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁giving ▁boys ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁an ▁organization ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁formed ▁into ▁groups ▁that ▁mirror ed ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁national ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁Program . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁established ▁groups ▁( t ro ops ) ▁throughout ▁Rh ode ▁Island , ▁except ▁in ▁New port , ▁Black stone ▁Valley ▁and ▁W oon socket . ▁In ▁these ▁locations ,