TROOP 1 BRONXVILLE
the troop MEETS ON MONDAYS AT 730 - 9 PM
Otis Tiffany Barnes Scout Cabin, 1800 Midland Avenue, Bronxville, NY 10708 • bronxvilletroop1@gmail.com
Troop 1 is chartered in Bronxville, NY, but welcomes Boy Scouts from all local areas including Bronxville, Mt. Vernon, Yonkers, Tuckahoe, New Rochelle, and Eastchester. Founded in 1916, the troop recently celebrated its 100th anniversary.
Our current roster has 15 scouts from public and private schools in the area.
We meet regularly on Monday evenings from 730 PM until 9 PM.
We welcome any new and interested scouts to join us and become a part of our Troop 1 scout family.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TROOP 1 BRONXVILLE
In 1916, just six years after Boy Scouting came to the United States from England, the Reverend Otis Tiffany Barnes, Pastor of the Reformed Church here in Bronxville, NY, launched the current Troop 1. Back then the Troop had 26 scouts. Meetings were held in a barn adjacent to the church.
Eventually, membership grew and over time other troops were formed in Bronxville. However, Troop 1, the parent of all the other troops, has sustained its popularity and membership through the years. Troop 1 has become an integral part of the community, both in Bronxville and the surrounding towns of Eastchester, New Rochelle, Tuckahoe, and Yonkers. Although it began in a barn and moved to many other locations over the years, scout families and business leaders raised enough money in 1929 to erect large cabin on the current site, named in honor of Otis Tiffany Barnes, whose vision and voice guided scouts in our area for years. The cabin is currently shared by numerous Bronxville Troops (Troop 2 and 4 among them, as well as Cub Scout Pack 353). It is also rented out to members of the community for personal events.
The Bronxville School uses a bronco image in their logo, but Troop 1 was the first group in the community to originate that image. In 1929, Bronxville’s Troop 1 got permission from the Boy Scouts of America to sport a special patch on their uniforms. This unique gold and maroon patch depicted a bucking bronco, along with a motto “Bronxville’s Bucking Broncos—the Troop that Can’t Be Ridden.” The scouts in Troop 1 proudly continue to wear the Bucking Bronco patch on their pocket today. Boy Scouts in Troop 1 are a part of local history.
Troop 1 Bronxville celebrated its 100th year in 2016. The Troop is part of the Algonquin District in Westchester Putnam Council of the Boy Scouts of America.
