Scouting in South Carolina 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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In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974.
There are six Boy Scouts of America local councils in South Carolina.
www.coastalcarolinabsa.org/
Council office located in Augusta, Georgia, includes districts in South Carolina and Georgia.
The Pee Dee Area Council [1] covers 11 counties in northeastern South Carolina.
As of January 2007 there are five Girl Scout council offices in South Carolina; however, Girl Scouts is in the process of realigning councils mostly by merging old councils.
In addition two councils headquartered in other states serve girls in South Carolina.
Will cover Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Greenville, Greenwood, Kershaw, Lancaster, Laurens, Lexington, Newberry, Oconee, Pickens, Richland, Saluda, Spartanburg, Sumter, and Union counties in the north-west of South Carolina. It should serve about 15,000 Girl Scouts. The merger should be effective on May 1, 2007.
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It will be made up of the following current councils:
Girl Scout Council of The Congaree Area, Inc. Columbia, South Carolina[2]
Girl Scouts of The Old 96 Council, Inc Mauldin, South Carolina[3]
Girl Scouts of The Piedmont Area Council Spartanburg, South Carolina[4]
Council area: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg and Williamsburg counties.
Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina (GSESC) began operations in January 2007 following the merger of Girl Scout Council of the Pee Dee Area, Inc. and Girl Scouts of Carolina Low Country. The council serves over 15,000 girls and 3,000 adults across an eighteen-county region. Its service centers are located in Florence, South Carolina and North Charleston, South Carolina.
GSESC also administers two camps: Camp Low Country in Cordesville, South Carolina and Sandy Ridge Girl Scout Program and Training Center in Bennettsville, South Carolina. Each offers year-round activities as well as a summer resident camp.
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