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:''(not to be confused with the Sequoyah Council located in Tennessee and Virginia)'' The Sequoia Council serves Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare Counties in California. Founded in 1919 as the Fresno Council, it changed its name to Sequoia Council in 1925. In 1992, the Mount Whitney Area Council (#054) merged into Sequoia. The council was the first in California to sponsor an all girl
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pack.


Organization

*San Joaquin District *Thunderbird District *Riverbend District *Live Oak District


Camps

*Camp Chawanakee


Order of the Arrow

* Tah-Heetch Lodge #195


Notable Scouts and Supporters

* Amanda Bales of Clovis became the first female to become an
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in the council. * Bob Ludekens of Visalia was depicted in the 1947
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painting " All Together". * Leon S Peters of Fresno President of the Central California War Industries company during the second world war.


See also

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Scouting in California Scouting in California has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs related to their environments. Early history (1910–1950) In the early days of ″Scouting″ there were several different †...


References

{{Scouting in the United States Organizations based in Fresno, California 1919 establishments in California Boy Scout councils in California