Date | 1950 |
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Venue | Statue of Liberty |
Location | Liberty Island |
Theme | Strengthen the Arm of Liberty |
Cause | 40th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America |
Organized by | Boy Scouts of America |
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty is the theme of the Boy Scouts of America's fortieth anniversary celebration in 1950.[1] The campaign was inaugurated in 1949 with a dramatic ceremony held at the base of the Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World).[2] Approximately 200 BSA Statue of Liberty replicas were installed across the United States.