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.

1 Boy Scouts of America
2 Girl Scouts of the USA
3 Scouting museums in Virginia
4 External links

[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. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to the ideals of the Boy Scouts. The National Office 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.

[edit] Blue Ridge Mountains Council

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

[edit] Buckskin Council

Main article: Scouting in West Virginia

Buckskin Council serves Scouts in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia.

[edit] Colonial Virginia Council

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 Virginia.

[edit] Heart of Virginia Council

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

Arrohattoc District (Formerly the southern half of Shawondasee District)
Battlefield District
Capitol District
Cardinal District
Crater District
Huguenot Trail District (Formerly the northern half of Shawondasee District)
Meherrin District
Northern Neck District
Rappahannock District
Weyanoke District

[edit] National Capital Area Council

Main article: Scouting in the District of Columbia

The National Capital Area Council (NCAC) services Scouts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and 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 serves Scouts in Virginia and West Virginia.

Mannahoac District
Potomac District
Shawnee District
Shenrapawa District

[edit] Stonewall Jackson Area Council

Stonewall Jackson Area Council serves Scouts in the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville areas of Virginia and Pendleton County, West Virginia. Camp Shenandoah was established in 1927 and has been located near Swoope, Virginia since 1950.

Districts are:

Massanutten District

Harrisonburg, Rockingham County, Pendleton County, West Virginia

Monticello District

Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Louisa County, Madison County, Orange County

Southern District

Buena Vista, Covington, Clifton Forge, Lexington, Alleghany County, Bath County, Rockbridge County

Valley District

Staunton, Waynesboro, Augusta County, Highland County

[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.