Scouting in Arkansas
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Scouting in Arkansas 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.
is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. (Macleod, David Irving. Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, WI, 1983. P 213.) Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. (The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974. See "Camp Timeless; Raven Knob Marks 50 Years as Boy Scouts Still Enjoy Its Wonder." Winston-Salem Journal, 17 July 2005, B1.) Previous entries that claimed segregated Scouting ended in 1948 are false. The 1974 settlement between the BSA and the NAACP over racial discrimination required the BSA to issue its first non-discrimination policy regarding race (Stipulation and Order, NAACP, et al. v. Boy Scouts of America, et al. (Civil No. C-74-329): U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, 1974.)
local councils in Arkansas
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, Mississippi
and Arkansas.
and Southwest Arkansas.
Headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas
and supported by the Abooikpaagun Lodge #399 of the Order of the Arrow
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Quapaw Lodge #160 - Order of the Arrow
http://quapawlodge.org/
all of Arkansas except Crittenden county, girls in Adair, LeFlore, and
Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma, and girls in Bowie and Cass counties in Texas.
It was formed on October 1, 2008 by the merger of Arkansas Post Girl
Scout Council, Girl Scouts of Conifer Council, Girl Scouts of Crowley's
Ridge Council, Girl Scout Council of Mount Magazine Area, Noark Girl
Scout Council, and Girl Scouts of Ouachita Council
Headquarters: North Little Rock, Arkansas
Website: http://www.girlscoutsdiamonds.org
Service Centers:
Camps:
. In Arkansas serves Crittenden county.
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee
Website: http://www.girlscoutshs.org
Early history (1910-1950)
The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut in ArkadelphiaArkadelphia, Arkansas
Arkadelphia is a city in Clark County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 10,548. The city is the county seat of Clark County. The city is situated at the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains. Two universities, Henderson State...
is on the National Register of Historic Places.
In 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. (Macleod, David Irving. Building Character in the American Boy: The Boy Scouts, YMCA, and Their Forerunners, 1870-1920. University of Wisconsin Press: Madison, WI, 1983. P 213.) Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. (The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974. See "Camp Timeless; Raven Knob Marks 50 Years as Boy Scouts Still Enjoy Its Wonder." Winston-Salem Journal, 17 July 2005, B1.) Previous entries that claimed segregated Scouting ended in 1948 are false. The 1974 settlement between the BSA and the NAACP over racial discrimination required the BSA to issue its first non-discrimination policy regarding race (Stipulation and Order, NAACP, et al. v. Boy Scouts of America, et al. (Civil No. C-74-329): U.S. District Court for the District of Utah, Central Division, 1974.)
Scouting in Arkansas today
There are six Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of America
The Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
local councils in Arkansas
Arkansas
Arkansas is a state located in the southern region of the United States. Its name is an Algonquian name of the Quapaw Indians. Arkansas shares borders with six states , and its eastern border is largely defined by the Mississippi River...
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Chickasaw Council
Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in TennesseeTennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
and Arkansas.
Caddo Area Council
Caddo Area Council serves Scouts in Northeast TexasTexas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and Southwest Arkansas.
- Caddo Area Council official website: http://www.caddobsa.org/
- Operates Camp Pioneer in Hatfield, Arkansas, a regional Boy Scout Resident Summer Camp. See http://www.camppioneer.org
- Operates Camp Preston Hunt near Texarkana, Arkansas, a Cub Scout and Webelos Resident Camp, and year-round camping facility.
- Home of Akela Wahinapay Lodge #232, Order of the Arrow. See http://www.lodge232.org/
- Council Service Center located at 24 Lynnwood Drive, Texarkana, Texas 75503
De Soto Area Council
- Conquistador District De Soto Area Council
- Loblolly District
- 3 Rivers District
Headquartered in El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado, Arkansas
El Dorado , a multi-cultural arts center: South Arkansas Arts Center , an award-winning renovated downtown, and numerous sporting, shopping, and dining opportunities. El Dorado is the population, cultural, and business center of the 7,300 mi² regional area...
and supported by the Abooikpaagun Lodge #399 of the Order of the Arrow
Order of the Arrow
The Order of the Arrow is the national honor society of the Boy Scouts of America . It uses American Indian-styled traditions and ceremonies to bestow recognition on scouts selected by their peers as best exemplifying the ideals of Scouting. The society was created by E. Urner Goodman, with the...
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Ouachita Area Council
- Official website: http://www.ouachitabsa.org
- Headquarted in Hot Springs, AR (102 Chippewa Court - Hot Springs, AR 71901)
- Serving Scouts in west central Arkansas with two districts:
- * Diamond Lakes
- * Nisha Sippo (translated to mean "Three Rivers")
- Home of the Wazhazee Lodge #366, Order of the Arrow http://www.ouachitabsa.org/oa
Quapaw Area Council
- Quapaw Area Council website: http://www.quapawbsa.org/
- Cherokee District
- Delta District
- Foothills District
- Mohawk District
- Saracen District
- Thunderbird District
- Three Rivers District
- White River District
Quapaw Lodge #160 - Order of the Arrow
http://quapawlodge.org/
Westark Area Council
- [Westark Area Council website]: http://www.westarkbsa.org/
- Butterfield Trail District
- Magazine Mountain District
- Ozark District
- [Razorback District]: http://www.razorbackscouts.org/
Girl Scouting in Arkansas
There are two Girl Scout councils in Arkansas.Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas
Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas serves girls inall of Arkansas except Crittenden county, girls in Adair, LeFlore, and
Sequoyah counties in Oklahoma, and girls in Bowie and Cass counties in Texas.
It was formed on October 1, 2008 by the merger of Arkansas Post Girl
Scout Council, Girl Scouts of Conifer Council, Girl Scouts of Crowley's
Ridge Council, Girl Scout Council of Mount Magazine Area, Noark Girl
Scout Council, and Girl Scouts of Ouachita Council
Headquarters: North Little Rock, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
the city was 62.55% White, 33.98% Black or African American, 0.41% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.18% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races...
Website: http://www.girlscoutsdiamonds.org
Service Centers:
- Fayetteville, ArkansasFayetteville, ArkansasFayetteville is the county seat of Washington County, and the third largest city in Arkansas. The city is centrally located within the county and is home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville is also deep in the Boston Mountains, a subset of The Ozarks...
- Fort Smith, ArkansasFort Smith, ArkansasFort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
- Jonesboro, ArkansasJonesboro, ArkansasJonesboro is a city in and one of the two county seats of Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. According to the 2010 US Census, the population of the city was 67,263. A college town, Jonesboro is the largest city in northeastern Arkansas and the fifth most populous city in the state...
- Pine Bluff, ArkansasPine Bluff, ArkansasPine Bluff is the largest city and county seat of Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the principal city of the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and part of the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff, Arkansas Combined Statistical Area...
- Texarkana, ArkansasTexarkana, ArkansasAs of the census of 2000, there were 26,448 people, 10,384 households, and 7,040 families residing in the city. The population density was 830.5 people per square mile . There were 11,721 housing units at an average density of 368.1 per square mile...
Camps:
- Camp Cahinnio is almost 400 acres (1.6 km²) near Booneville, ArkansasBooneville, ArkansasBooneville is a city in Logan County, Arkansas, United States, and the county seat of its southern district. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 4,082....
- Camp High Point is 163 acre (0.65963818 km²) in the foothills of the Ouachita MountainsOuachita MountainsThe Ouachita Mountains are a mountain range in west central Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma. The range's subterranean roots may extend as far as central Texas, or beyond it to the current location of the Marathon Uplift. Along with the Ozark Mountains, the Ouachita Mountains form the U.S...
east of Mena, ArkansasMena, ArkansasMena is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Polk County.It was founded by Arthur Edward Stilwell during the building of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad . It was Stilwell who decided Mena would be the name of this new town along the route to...
. It was established in 1945. - Camp Noark is 300 acres (1.2 km²) in the OzarksThe OzarksThe Ozarks are a physiographic and geologic highland region of the central United States. It covers much of the southern half of Missouri and an extensive portion of northwestern and north central Arkansas...
near Huntsville, ArkansasHuntsville, ArkansasHuntsville is a city in mountainous Madison County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,046 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Madison County. During the American Civil War it was the site of what became known as the Huntsville Massacre...
. - Camp Storeywood is 100 acre (0.404686 km²) near Searcy, ArkansasSearcy, ArkansasSearcy is the largest city and county seat of White County, Arkansas, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,663. It is the principal city of the Searcy, AR Micropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of White County...
. CLOSED Sept 2009 - Camp Crossed Arrows is 400 acres (1.6 km²) south of Batesville, ArkansasBatesville, ArkansasBatesville is the county seat and largest city of Independence County, Arkansas, United States, 80 miles northeast of Little Rock, the state capital. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city was 9,556...
. It opened in 1965.
Girl Scouts Heart of The South
See Scouting in TennesseeScouting in Tennessee
Scouting in Tennessee 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.-Early history :...
. In Arkansas serves Crittenden county.
Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
Website: http://www.girlscoutshs.org