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Scouting in Georgia 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 (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. RECENT HISTORY (1950-1990) SCOUTING IN GEORGIA TODAY There are thirteen active Boy Scouts Of America local councils that serve Scouts in Georgia . '''Active councils and lodges are shown in all caps and bold. Known active districts are shown in all caps. No attempt is made to denote active/inactive status of lodge chapters. ''' ALAPAHA AREA COUNCIL #98 (Name Active from 1960 to currently active. Council office located in Valdosta, GA.)
OA Lodge : ALAPAHA LODGE #545 chartered in 1960 and still active.
ATLANTA AREA COUNCIL #92 (Formerly Atlanta Council #92 from 1915 to 1939. Council office located in Atlanta, GA.)
OA Lodge: EGWA-TAWA-DEE LODGE #129 chartered 1950 and still active. Name changed from Broad-Winged-Hawk Lodge in 1950.
Augusta Council #93 (Name active from 1920 to 1925. Changed name to Richmond County Council #93 in 1925.) Augusta Area Council #93 (Name active from 1929 to 1941. Changed name to Georgia-Carolina 93 in 1941.) Aumuckalie Council #??? (Name active from 1921 to 1922. Disbanded 1922. Believed based in Americus, Georgia and absorbed by Nochaway #100 (later Chehaw) in 1922.) CENTRAL GEORGIA COUNCIL #96 (Name active from 1923 to currently active. Council office located in Macon, GA.)
OA lodge: ECHECONNEE LODGE #358 chartered in 1947 and still active.
Chatham County Council #99 (Name active from 1923 to 1942. Changed name to Coastal Empire #99 in 1942.) Chattahoochee Council #94 (Name active from 1923 to 1950. Changed name to George H. Lanier #94 in 1950.) CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNCIL #91 (Name active from 1964 to currently active. Council office located in Columbus, GA.)
OA lodge: CHATTAHOOCHEE LODGE #204 chartered 1941 and still active. Aborted Hiawassee Lodge #333 (West Georgia Council) in 1963. Aborted Wehadkee Lodge #273 (George H. Lanier Council, West Point) in both 1964 and 1990.
CHEHAW COUNCIL #97 (Name active from 1939 to 1984 and 2005 to currently active. Changed name to Southwest Georgia #97 in 1984 and back in 2005. Council office located in Albany, GA.)
OA lodge: IMMOKALEE LODGE #353 chartered in 1947 and still active. (Lodge discontinued chapters in 2003. All chapters inactive.)
Cherokee Council #95 (Name active from 1923 to 1923. Changed name to Floyd County #95 in 1923. CHEROKEE AREA COUNCIL #556 (Name active from 1946. Council office located in Chattanooga, TN.)
OA lodge: TALIDANDAGANU' LODGE #293 COASTAL EMPIRE COUNCIL #99 (Name active from 1942. Council office located in Savannah, GA.)
OA lodge: TOMO-CHI-CHI LODGE #119 chartered 1938 and still active.
Columbus Council #98 (Name active from 1919 to 1923. Changed name to Muscogee County #98 in 1923.) Columbus Area Council #98 (Name active from 1925 to 1930. Function merged into Direct Service 1930.) FLINT RIVER COUNCIL #95 (Name active from 1930 to currently active. Council office located in Griffin, GA.)
OA lodge: INI-TO LODGE #324 chartered in 1952 and still active. Name changed from Thundering Spring Lodge #324 in 1952.
Floyd County Council #95 (Name active from 1919 to 1923. Changed name to Cherokee #95 in 1923.) Floyd County Council #95 (Name active from 1923 to 1925. Disbanded in 1925. Absorbed into Atlanta 92 in 1929.) Gainesville Area Council #428 (Name active from 1928 to 1932. Function merged into Direct Service July 1933.) George H. Lanier Council #94 (Name active from 1950 to 1989. Merged into Chattahoochee #91 in 1989.) Georgia-Alabama Council #91 (Name active from 1934 to 1964. Merged into Chattahoochee #91 in 1964.) GEORGIA-CAROLINA COUNCIL #93 (Name active from 1941 to currently active. Council office located in Augusta, GA.)
OA lodge: BOB WHITE LODGE #87 chartered 1936 and still active.
Griffin Area Council #95 (Name active from 1927 to 1930. Changed name to Flint River #95 in 1930.) Macon Council #96 (Name active from 1919 to 1923. Changed name to Central Georgia #96 in 1923.) Mcintosh County Council #??? (Name active from 1922 to 1923. Disbanded in 1923. Merged into Chatham County #99 in 1930.) Muscogee County Council #98 (Name active from 1923 to 1925. Changed name to Columbus Area #98 in 1925.) Nochaway Council #100 (Name active from 1921 to 1929. Disbanded in 1929 & the counties were run from the national office then in New York City. Rechartered as Chehaw #97 in 1939. Spelled Notchoway in some BSA records and Notchaway in some other places but Nochaway in actual records of the council.) Northeast Georgia Council #101 (Name active from 1922 to 1931. Changed name to Gainesville Area #428 in 1931.) NORTHEAST GEORGIA COUNCIL #101 (Name active from 1935 to currently active. Council office located in Pendergrass, Georgia.) Camp Rainey Mountain is a Boy Scout Camp near Clayton, Georgia . It has 20 campsites, and is owned by the Northeast Georgia Council. The camp is centered around Lake Toccoa, and has a large dining hall, trading post, and a stone ampitheater. There is also a trail leading to Big Rock, a granite cliff used for repelling. Summer camps are offered from June to August, but the area is available for Scouts to camp all year round. For more information regarding visiting, contact your local Boy Scout troop. The Mowogo Lodge of the Order of the Arrow is based from Rainey Mountain. It is generally considered one of the best camps in its region, if not the best. Troops from all over the Southeast attend summer camp there. Typically, the camp runs for eight weeks out of the summer, with one week as Staff Week when staff members are trained and camp is prepared, and seven weeks for campers (occasional, the camp will run for a ninth week for campers). Service around the camp is provided by the Mowogo Lodge. The main activity during camp is the Merit Badge classes. Classes are typically one hour long, but many classes must cover more material and may take two or three hours. There are currently 43 different merit badge class (two of which cover two merit badges). Also, a class called TNT (The New Trail), which focus on rank advancement rather than a merit badge. There is also a swimming class that does not focus on the swimming merit badge, and a class to train and certify lifeguards with the BSA.
OA lodge: MOWOGO LODGE #243 chartered in 1943 and still active.
NORTHWEST GEORGIA COUNCIL #100 (Name active from 1932 to currently active. Council office located in Rome, GA.)
OA lodge: WAGULI LODGE #318 chartered in 1945. Ococah Council #101 (Name active from 1922 to 1924. Changed name to Northeast Georgia #101 in 1924.) Okefenokee Council #??? (Name active from 1921 to 1922. Disbanded 1922.) OKEFENOKEE AREA COUNCIL #758 (Name active from 1926 to currently active. Council office located in Waycross, GA.) OA lodge: PILTHLAKO LODGE #229 chartered in 1950. Name changed from Chawtaw Lodge #229 (1943 - 1950).
Richmond County Council #93 (Name active from 1925 to 1929. Changed name to Augusta Area #93 in 1929.) Savannah Council #99 (Name active from 1920 to 1923. Merged into Chatham County #99 in 1923.) Southwest Georgia Council #97 (Name active from 1984 to 2005. Changed name back to Chehaw #97 in 2005.) SUWANNEE RIVER AREA COUNCIL #664 (Name active from 1924 to currently active. Council office located in Tallahassee, FL.) OA lodge: SEMIALACHEE LODGE #239 West Georgia Council #90 (Name active from 1946 to 1964. Merged into Chattahoochee #91 in 1964.) Withlacocchee Council #755 (Name active from 1926 to 1930. Changed name to Okefenokee Area #758 in 1930.) Internal Link List Of BSA Local Councils And Districts EXTERNAL LINKS
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