Buckskin Council

Owner

Boy Scouts of America

Headquarters

Charleston, West Virginia

Location

Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia

Country

United States

Website
http://www.buckskin.org

The Buckskin Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves Scouts in Scouts in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.^[1]

Organization

The council is divided into several districts:

Chief Cornstalk District
Mountain Dominion District
Elk River District
Pioneer District
Seneca District
Cardinal District
MGM District
Muguyoh District

History

Tri-State Area Council merged with Buckskin Council on July 1, 2014.

History

Charleston Council #617
founded 1919

Logan County Council #756
founded 1926

McDowell County Council #707
founded 1925

Charleston Area Council #617
renamed 1929

Logan-Boone Area Council #756
renamed 1930

Kentucky-West Virginia Council #626
founded 1930

Southern West Virginia Council #707
renamed 1928

Logan-Boone-Mingo Area Council #756
merged 1934

Lonesome Pine Council #203
founded 1934

Buckskin Council #617
renamed 1949

Appalachian Council #673
founded 1946

Cornstalk Council #756
renamed 1953

Chief Cornstalk Council #756
renamed 1954

Southern West Virginia Council #707
merged 1955

Appalachian Council #707
renamed 1956

Chief Cornstalk Council #756
merged 1979

Buckskin Council #617
merged 1990

Buckskin Council #617
merged 1991

Notes:

Family of Buckskin Council

Huntington Council #672
founded 1919

Ashland Council #200
founded 1918

Huntington Area Council #672
renamed 1924

Huntington Area Council #672
merged 1928

Tri-State Area Council #672
renamed 1935

Notes:

Camps

The Tri-state Area Council operated three camps: Camp Arrowhead located in Ona, West Virginia. Camp Kiachuta Chester, Ohio, and Camp Cherokee Lousia, Kentucky. Camp Arrowhead hosted the Summer Camp Program while the remaining camps were weekend use facilities. Also a recently closed camp but still used for camporees Dillies Mill Dillies Mill, West Virginia.

References

↑ Wyatt, W. Joseph (January 2004). Buckskin Boys: A History of the Buckskin Council, 1919-2004. Pictorial Histories Publishing Company. ISBN 1575101149.

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Buckskin Council

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References