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Daniel Carter (Uncle Dan) Beard ( June 21 , 1850 – June 11 , 1941 ) was an American illustrator, author, and social reformer from Covington, Kentucky . He founded the Sons Of Daniel Boone , a boy's organization that was a precursor of the Boy Scouts in 1906 . He merged his organization into the Boy Scouts Of America when it was founded in 1910 . Beard became one of the first National Scout Commissioners of the Boy Scouts and served it for 30 years. The work of both Beard and Ernest Thompson Seton are in large part the basis of the Traditional Scouting movement. Beard was a Freemason , and an award for Masonic Scouters has been named in his honor. The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge , which carries I-471 across the Ohio River , was named for him. A life-size bronze statue of Daniel Carter Beard and boy scout, created by world-reknowned sculptor Kenneth Bradford, stands in Covington, Kentucky. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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