Scouting in Virginia
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Template:Portalpar Scouting in Virginia 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.
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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 Virginia today
Since the 1981 National Scout Jamboree, all Jamborees have been held at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. There are ten Boy Scouts of America local councils in Virginia.
Blue Ridge Mountains Council
- Big Lick District
- Catawba District
- Dan River District
- Mountain Empire District
- New River District
- Patrick Henry District
- Piedmont District
- V-Da-Li District
Buckskin Council
- Chief Cornstalk District
- Mountain Dominion District
- Mountain Rifle District
- Pioneer District
- Seneca District
- Wilderness District
Colonial Virginia Council
- Chesapeake Bay District
- Colonial Trail District
- First Colony District
- Heritage District
- Siouan District
Del-Mar-Va Council
- Cecil District
- Choptank District
- Freedom Trail District
- Sussex District
- Three Rivers District
- Tri-County District
- Two Bays District
- Virginia District
Heart of Virginia Council
Formerly Robert E. Lee Council, this Council was renamed in the early 2000s. Kecoughtan lodge 463, Order of the Arrow, was one of the last Scout entities to feature the Confederate Battle Flag on their insignia.
- Battlefield District
- Capitol District
- Cardinal District
- Crater District
- Meherrin District
- Northern Neck District
- Rappahannock District
- Shawondasee District
- Weyanoke District
National Capital Area Council
NCAC services Scouts in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. The Marriott Scout Service Center is located in Bethesda, Maryland. NCAC is a local council under the Northeast Region. NCAC operates two council camps Goshen Scout Reservation, in Goshen, Virginia (physically within the Stonewall Jackson Area Council) and Camp Snyder in Haymarket, Virginia.
The districts by state are:
- District of Columbia
- Benjamin Banneker District
- Horizon District District
- Maryland
- Appalachian Trail District
- Black Hill District
- Catoctin Mountain District
- Crossroads District
- Enterprise District
- Forest Oak District
- Great Falls District
- Indian Creek District
- Paint Branch District
- Rock Creek District
- Tayac District
- Western Shore District
- Zekiah District
- Virginia
- Aquia District
- Bull Run District
- Chain Bridge District
- Colonial District
- George Mason District
- Goose Creek District
- Mattaponi District
- Occoquan District
- Old Dominion District
- Patriot District
- Piedmont District
- Powhatan District
- Sully District
Sequoyah Council
- Breaks District
- Buffalo Mountain District
- Lonesome Pine District
- Nolachuckey District
- Ocanosta District
- Pellissippi District
- Warriors Path District
Shenandoah Area Council
- Mannahoac District
- Potomac District
- Shawnee District
- Shenrapawa District
Stonewall Jackson Area Council
SJAC serves Scouts in the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville areas of Virginia and Pendleton County, West Virginia. Camp Shenandoah was established in 1927 and has been located near Swoope, Virginia since 1950.
Districts are:
- Massanutten District
- Monticello District
- Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Fluvanna County, Greene County, Louisa County, Madison County, Orange County
- Southern District
- Valley District
Tidewater Council
Tidewater Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves southeastern Virginia and north-eastern North Carolina. This region is often referred to as South Hampton Roads or the Tidewater or Tidewater Virginia area; hence the name of the council. Its Order of the Arrow counterpart is the Blue Heron Lodge, which was founded in 1946 when a team from Octoraro Lodge in Pennsylvania inducted the first members of Blue Heron Lodge.
- Albemarle District (northeastern North Carolina)
- Cape Henry District (Virginia Beach, formerly northern part of PAVAB District)
- Chowanoc District (Virginia Beach, formerly southern part of PAVAB District)
- Elizabeth River District (Chesapeake)
- Kempsville District (Virginia Beach, formerly western part of PAVAB District)
- Merrimac District (Portsmouth)
- Powhatan District (Norfolk)