Boy Scouts of America Scouting in Georgia (U.S. state)




1 boy scouts of america

1.1 history

1.1.1 historic councils


1.2 boy scouts of america in georgia today

1.2.1 atlanta area council
1.2.2 central georgia council
1.2.3 chattahoochee council
1.2.4 cherokee area council
1.2.5 coastal georgia council
1.2.6 flint river council
1.2.7 georgia-carolina council
1.2.8 northeast georgia council
1.2.9 northwest georgia council
1.2.10 south georgia council
1.2.11 suwannee river area council







boy scouts of america
history

until 1974, southern councils of boy scouts of america racially segregated. (the old hickory council did not integrate until 1974.) colored troops, officially known, given little support districts , councils. scouting executives , leaders believed colored scouts , leaders less able live ideals of boy scouts.


historic councils

boy scouts of america in georgia today

there twelve active boy scouts of america local councils serve scouts in georgia.

active councils, districts, , lodges shown in green.


atlanta area council

the atlanta area council encompasses 13 counties in northern georgia. council office located in atlanta, georgia.


central georgia council


central georgia council patch


the central georgia council local council of boy scouts of america, serving 24 counties in central georgia.


chattahoochee council

chattahoochee council serves scouts in georgia , alabama, council office located in columbus, georgia. active 1964 present, council s name refers chattahoochee river, flows through georgia, alabama, , florida.



george h. lanier district
saugahatchee district
muskogee district
yellow jacket district

oa lodge: chattahoochee lodge #204 chartered 1941 , still active. absorbed hiawassee lodge #333 (west georgia council) in 1963. absorbed wehadkee lodge #273 (george h. lanier council, west point) in both 1964 , 1990.



alapaha
apatschin
hiawassee
si-tan-mico
wehadkee
weracoba
wischixin

cherokee area council

cherokeeareabsa.com


cherokee area council serves scouts in tennessee , georgia, council office located in chattanooga, tennessee. john ross district serves northwest georgia walker, catoosa , dade counties. website: www.cherokeeareabsa.com. skymont scout reservation offers year-round , summer camping opportunities, www.skymont.org.


coastal georgia council

the council office of coastal empire council located in savannah, ga.. formed on march 1, 2014 when coastal empire council , okefenokee area council merged form new coastal georgia council.



ogeechee
coastal
twin rivers
osprey
atlantic

oa lodge: tomo-chi-chi lodge #119 chartered 1938 , still active.



blue heron
canoochee
creek
ogeechee
allogagan
guale
tomo chi chi

flint river council

flint river council headquartered in griffin, georgia.


georgia-carolina council

name active 1941 active. council office located in augusta, georgia, includes districts in south carolina , georgia. website: [1]



creek riverdistrict
kiokee river district
yamasee district

oa lodge: bob white lodge #87 chartered 1936 , still active.



creek river
kiokee river
yamasee

northeast georgia council


northeast georgia council patch


name active 1935 active. council office located in pendergrass, georgia.



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districts:



apalachee district serves northern gwinnett county;
chattahoochee district serves barrow, hall, , jackson counties;
cherokee district serves hart, elbert, franklin, madison, clarke, oglethorpe, oconee, morgan, , greene counties;
currahee district serves banks, habersham, rabun, stephens, , white counties;
etowah district serves forsyth, dawson, , lumpkin counties;
mountain district serves gilmer, fannin, towns, , union counties;
sweetwater district serves walton , southern gwinnett counties.

oa lodge: mowogo lodge #243 chartered in 1943 , still active.



ani-gatogewi
canantutlaga
japeechen
jutaculla
lau in nih
machque
yonah-hi

camps:



rainey mountain
scoutland
rotary

northwest georgia council

northwest georgia council serves scouts in northwest georgia.


south georgia council

suwannee river area council

the suwannee river area council, active 1924 present, encompasses 13 counties in north florida , south georgia. council service center , central headquarters in tallahassee, florida.








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