Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr. C.H. Hamilton organized Troop 19 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. In 1910, the unit was officially recognized by the local scout office in Vicksburg. Troop 19 became Troop 119 after the Andrew Jackson Council was formed. It was sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church until 1938/39 when it was then sponsored by "The Men's Bible Class" First United Methodist church where it has remained. The Troop has been continuously chartered since 1910 and is as old as the incorporated Boy Scouts of America.
In 1912, one year after the Boy Scout movement came from England to the United States, George F. Maynard, Sr. founded the first troop in Tupelo — Troop 1. Scout units were soon founded in other cities such as Picayune, Corinth and Oxford.
The
Yazoo County Council was founded in 1919, and closed in 1922. The
Southwest Mississippi Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#303) was founded in 1923, and closed in 1928. The
South Mississippi Area Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#705) was founded in 1925, and closed in 1928. The
Meridian Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to the
Choctaw Area Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#302).
The
Pine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to the
Pine Burr Area Council (#304) in 1935. The
East Mississippi Area Council (#691) was founded in 1926, changing its name to the
Pushmataha Area Council (#691) in 1936. The
Yocona Area Council (#748) was founded in 1926.
The
Jackson Council (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to the
Hinds and Rankin Counties Council (#301) in 1922. The
Vicksburg Council (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become the
Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1927. In 1930, the
Andrew Jackson Area Council (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become the
Andrew Jackson Council (#303).
Recent history (1950-1990)
Scouting has continued to thrive in Mississippi. There are eight Boy Scout councils and two Girl Scout councils that serve the state.
Scouting in Mississippi today
There are eight
Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils that serve
Mississippi.
Andrew Jackson Council
The Andrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital.
History
The
Jackson Council (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to the
Hinds and Rankin Counties Council (#301) in 1922. The
Vicksburg Council (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become the
Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1927. In 1930, the
Andrew Jackson Area Council (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become the
Andrew Jackson Council (#303).
Organization
The council has five districts:
* Natchez Trace District: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties
* Big Creek District: Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall Counties
* Strong River District: Scott, Rankin and Simpson Counties
* Four Rivers District: Hinds, Issquena, Sharkey, and Warren Counties
* North Trace District: Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison and Yazoo Counties
Camps
*Hood Scout Reservation
Order of the Arrow
* Sebooney Okasucca Lodge
Chickasaw Council
The Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in
Tennessee and
Arkansas, as well as Mississippi. The ''Delta Area Council'' of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.
Choctaw Area Council
The Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west
Alabama, with the council office located in
Meridian, Mississippi
Meridian is the List of municipalities in Mississippi, seventh largest city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 41,148 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census and an estimated population in 2018 of 36,347. It is the count ...
. The Choctaw Area Council camp is ''Camp Binachi'', and the council's name refers to the
Choctaw
The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...
nation.
History
The
Meridian Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to the
Choctaw Area Council
Scouting in Mississippi 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)
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr ...
(#302).
Organization
* Bobashela District
* Seminole District
Order of the Arrow
*Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge
Istrouma Area Council
The Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in
Louisiana and Mississippi.
Pine Burr Area Council
The Pine Burr Area Council serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in
Hattiesburg.
History
The
Pine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to the
Pine Burr Area Council (#304) in 1935.
Organization
*Singing River District
*Spanish Trail District
*Tall Pine District
*Tung Belt District
*Twin Rivers District
*Chickasawhay District
Scoutreach Division
Camps
*Camp Tiak
Pushmataha Area Council
Pushmataha Area Council serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster,
Oktibbeha, Clay,
Lowndes, Winston, Choctaw and
Noxubee counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp.
Southeast Louisiana Council
The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and
Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne Parish ( ; French: ''Paroisse de Terrebonne'') is a parish located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2010 census, the population was 111,860, and 110,461 in 2019. In 2020, its population declined to 109,58 ...
es in Louisiana. The camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi.
Yocona Area Council
The Yocona Area Council of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in
Tupelo. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The ''Chicksa Lodge'' serves local
Arrowmen.
Girl Scouting in Mississippi
There are two
Girl Scout
Girl Guides (known as Girl Scouts in the United States and some other countries) is a worldwide movement, originally and largely still designed for girls and women only. The movement began in 1909 when girls requested to join the then-grassroot ...
councils in Mississippi.
Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi
Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in 45 counties of south and central Mississippi.
It was formed by the merger of Girl Scouts of Gulf Pines Council and Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi in 2009.
;Headquarters:
Jackson, Mississippi
:Website:
;Service centers
*
Hattiesburg
*
Gulfport
*
Meridian
Meridian or a meridian line (from Latin ''meridies'' via Old French ''meridiane'', meaning “midday”) may refer to
Science
* Meridian (astronomy), imaginary circle in a plane perpendicular to the planes of the celestial equator and horizon
* ...
;Camps
*Camp Iti Kana is including a lake near
Wiggins
Team Wiggins Le Col (), also known as ''Team Wiggins'' in media, was a professional developmental cycling team based in the United Kingdom, which began competing in elite road bicycle racing and track cycling in 2015. The team folded at the e ...
. Its name is from the
Choctaw
The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta) are a Native American people originally based in the Southeastern Woodlands, in what is now Alabama and Mississippi. Their Choctaw language is a Western Muskogean language. Today, Choctaw people are ...
language and means friendship.
*Camp Wahi is in
Brandon, MS
Girl Scouts Heart of the South
See
Scouting in Tennessee for full information. In Mississippi serves girls in northern counties.
;Headquarters:
Memphis, Tennessee
:Website:
;Mississippi service centers
*
Tupelo, Mississippi
Tupelo () is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Mississippi, United States. With an estimated population of 38,300, Tupelo is the sixth-largest city in Mississippi and is considered a commercial, industrial, and cultural hub of North M ...
;Mississippi camps
*Camp Tik-A-Witha is (including a lake) of woods and sand dunes near
Van Vleet, MS
See also
*
Camp Fire
A campfire is a fire at a campsite that provides light and warmth, and heat for cooking. It can also serve as a beacon, and an insect and predator deterrent. Established campgrounds often provide a stone or steel fire ring for safety. Campfires ...
External links
*, Tulpe Lodge of the
Order of the Arrow went to
Waveland, Mississippi
Waveland is a city located in Hancock County, Mississippi, United States, on the Gulf of Mexico. It is part of the Gulfport–Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city of Waveland was incorporated in 1972. As of the 2010 ce ...
, as part of the
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...
relief effort
References
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Youth organizations based in Mississippi
Mississippi
Southern Region (Boy Scouts of America)