Girl Scout cookie season is one of my favorite times of the year! Did you know that it originated in Philly? In the early 1930’s, Philadelphia Girl Scouts held a cookie sale to benefit a local children's nursery and orphanage.
The Girl Scout cookie sale historical marker is on 1401 Arch Street. (Brittany Valentine/City Cast Philly)
Philadelphia’s sale was unique because a scout’s parents worked for the Philadelphia Gas and Electric Company on Arch Street, which allowed them to bake the cookies in the company's oven.
It was also the first time a troop sold cookies to the general public. This quickly became a tradition for local troops, and by 1936, the Girl Scouts adopted the annual cookie sale as a national program.
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