Way back when: local Boy Scouts at City Hall

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Courtesy of The Canton-Madison County Historical Society

On Tuesday, February 22, 1949, the local Boy Scouts took over Canton City Hall for a day.

According to the Madison County Herald, immediately after being sworn in, the boys got straight to work - paving streets, repairing fences, enforcing traffic laws, inspecting the fire department, adjudicating a wayward business man, and running the Mayor’s court - all before it was time for dinner with mom and dad.

Original photographs are from the archives of the Madison Public Library System.

Upload date: 03/25/2026 05:13 AM

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