| Rhode Island Boy Scouts | |||
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| Location | Rhode Island | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | August 29, 1910 | ||
| Founder | Col. Charles E. Mulhearn | ||
| Membership | 1200 (10/1911) | ||
| Affiliation | American Boy Scouts (1910-1911) Boy Scouts of America (1917-present) | ||
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The Rhode Island Boy Scouts (RIBS), was an early American Scouting organization that split off from the American Boy Scouts in 1910 and merged with the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1917. RIBS still exists as a trustee organization.