MANCHESTER — Valerie Ann Johnston of Thornton has become the first female Scout from New Hampshire to earn the rank of Eagle. With this achievement, Johnston, a member of Troop 58 in Campton/Thornton, has become one of America’s first female Eagle Scouts.
On March 1, the Daniel Webster Council announced she was the first young woman to become an Eagle Scout in the Granite State.
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