Scouting in Virginia

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Scouting in Virginia has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

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[edit] Boy Scouts of America

[edit] Early history (1910-1950)

Until 1948, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. Colored troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from districts and councils as Scout executives and leaders believed that colored Scouts and leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of Boy Scouting. The National Council began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which was largely complete in 1948.

[edit] Recent history (1950-1990)

[edit] Today

Since the 1981 National Scout Jamboree, all Jamborees have been held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. There are ten Boy Scouts of America local councils in Virginia. All of Virginia lies within Southern Region, except for Tazewell, Bland and Giles counties, as part of Central Region, and Loudoun, Fairfax, Stafford, Prince William, King George, Westmoreland and Northumberland counties, as part of Northeast Region.

[edit] Blue Ridge Mountains Council

The Blue Ridge Mountains Council (BRMC) serves Scouts in southwest and south central Virginia.

[edit] Organization

The council is part of Area 7 of the Southern Region of the BSA. The council service center is in Roanoke, Virginia. The council has over 470 units sponsored by over 300 community organizations. BRMC is divided into eight districts:

  • Big Lick District
  • Catawba District
  • Dan River District
  • Mountain Empire District
  • New River District
  • Patrick Henry District
  • Piedmont District
  • V-Da-Li District

[edit] Blue Ridge Mountains Scout Reservation

Blue Ridge Mountains Scout Reservation is located in Pulaski County on a 16,000 acres (65 km²) property, almost 8% of the total county area. The reservation consists of Camp Powhatan, Camp Ottari and the Claytor Lake Aquatics Base.

[edit] Tutelo Lodge

The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Tutelo Lodge. It supports the Scouting programs of the council through leadership, camping, and service.Tutelo Lodge

[edit] Buckskin Council

Main article: Scouting in West Virginia

Buckskin Council serves Scouts in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Giles, Bland and Tazewell Counties in Virginia.

[edit] Colonial Virginia Council

Served by the Wahunsenakah Lodge of the Order of the Arrow.

  • Chesapeake Bay District
  • Colonial Trail District
  • First Colony District
  • Heritage District
  • Siouan District

[edit] Del-Mar-Va Council

Main article: Scouting in Delaware

Del-Mar-Va Council serves Scouts in Delaware, Maryland and Northampton and Accomack Counties in Virginia.

[edit] Heart of Virginia Council

Formerly Robert E. Lee Council, this council was renamed in 2005.

[edit] National Capital Area Council

Main article: National Capital Area Council

The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) services Scouts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Loudon, Fairfax, Prince William, Fauquier, Stafford, King George, Caroline, Spotsylvania and Culpepper Counties in Virginia. NCAC operates two council camps: Goshen Scout Reservation, in Goshen, Virginia (physically within the Stonewall Jackson Area Council) and Camp Snyder in Haymarket, Virginia.

[edit] Sequoyah Council

Main article: Scouting in Tennessee

Sequoyah Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Virginia.

[edit] Shenandoah Area Council

Shenandoah Area Council headquarters is in Winchester, Virginia and serves Scouts in Clarke, Frederick, Page, Rappahannock, Shenandoah, and Warren counties in Virginia and Berkeley, Morgan and Jefferson Counties in West Virginia. http://www.sac-bsa.org/

Camp Rock Enon was established in 1944, and is located at Rock Enon Springs near Gore, Virginia. The Order of the Arrow is represented by the Shenshawpotoo Lodge.

[edit] Camp
  • Camp Rock Enon

[edit] Districts

[edit] Order of the Arrow
  • Shenshawopotoo Lodge #276, established in 1944. Shenshawpotoo is a composite word, made up of the first syllables of the Council name, and the three

districts in the council at the time the lodge was formed - Shawnee, Potomac, and Two Rivers. http://www.shenshawpotoo.org

[edit] Stonewall Jackson Area Council

Main article: Stonewall Jackson Area Council

[edit] Tidewater Council

Main article: Tidewater Council

Tidewater Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves southeastern Virginia and north-eastern North Carolina. This region is often referred to as South Hampton Roads or the Tidewater or Tidewater Virginia area; hence the name of the council. Its Order of the Arrow counterpart is the Blue Heron Lodge, which was founded in 1946 when a team from Octoraro Lodge in Pennsylvania inducted the first members of Blue Heron Lodge.

[edit] Girl Scouts of the USA

There are three Girl Scout council offices in Virginia.

Girl Scout Council of Colonial Coast Chesapeake, Virginia Web Site: http://www.gsccc.org

Girl Scout Commonwealth Council of Virginia, Inc. Mechanicsville, Virginia Web Site: http://www.comgirlscouts.org

Girl Scouts of Virginia Skyline Council, Inc Roanoke, Virginia Web Site: http://www.gsvsc.org

[edit] Scouting museums in Virginia

Main article: Scouting museums

[edit] See also

Scouting Portal

[edit] External links

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