Original merit badges

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In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America announced 14 "Badges of Merit" in the temporary "Original edition" of the BSA Handbook:

In 1911, Master-of-Arms was dropped, 13 were retained (some with changed names), 44 new ones were added, and all became know as "Merit Badges".

This is a list of the original 57 Merit Badges issued by the Boy Scouts of America in 1911, with the surviving 1910 "Badges of Merit" in bold:

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 In 1910, the Boy Scouts of America announced 14 "Badges of Merit" in the temporary "Original edition" of the BSA Handbook:
-*Ambulance, Clerk, Cycling, Electrician, Fireman, Gardener, Horseman, Marksmanship, Master-of-Arms, Musician, Pioneering, Seamanship, Signaling, and Stalker
+#Ambulance
+#Clerk
+#Cycling
+#Electrician
+#Fireman
+#Gardener
+#Horseman
+#Marksmanship
+#Master-of-Arms
+#Musician
+#Pioneering
+#Seamanship
+#Signaling
+#Stalker
 In 1911, Master-of-Arms was dropped, 13 were retained (some with changed names), 44 new ones were added, and all became know as "Merit Badges".