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| type = council | | type = council | ||
| owner = {{nowrap begin}}[[Boy Scouts of America]]{{nowrap end}} | | owner = {{nowrap begin}}[[Boy Scouts of America]]{{nowrap end}} | ||
| headquarters = {{nowrap begin}}[ | | headquarters = {{nowrap begin}}[[wp-en:Fort_Smith,_Arkansas|Fort Smith]], [[wp-en:Arkansas|Arkansas]]{{nowrap end}} | ||
| location = 1401 Old Greenwood Road, Fort Smith, AR 72901 | | location = 1401 Old Greenwood Road, Fort Smith, AR 72901 | ||
| country = United States | | country = United States | ||
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| prev = Fort Smith Area Council | | prev = Fort Smith Area Council | ||
| website = [http://www.westarkbsa.org westarkbsa.org]}} | | website = [http://www.westarkbsa.org westarkbsa.org]}} | ||
The '''Westark Area Council''' is a [[local council]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the North-Western portion of the state of [ | The '''Westark Area Council''' is a [[local council]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the North-Western portion of the state of [[wp-en:Arkansas|Arkansas]]. It serves over 6,500 youth in seventeen counties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Council Information|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/council|publisher=Westark Area Council|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Council History== | ==Council History== | ||
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==Districts== | ==Districts== | ||
The council is divided into five Districts and is headquartered in [ | The council is divided into five Districts and is headquartered in [[wp-en:Fort_Smith,_Arkansas|Fort|Smith]]. These are: | ||
#[http://www.westarkbsa.org/Cornerstone Cornerstone District] | #[http://www.westarkbsa.org/Cornerstone Cornerstone District] | ||
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In 1953 land for a Scout camp was purchased and developed in Camp Orr.<ref name= "Wachtschu"/> It has been in use since 1955 and covers nearly 600 acres of the Buffalo National River Wilderness Area. It is located south of Harrison, Arkansas, and is the only Boy Scout Camp situated within a National Park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Orr|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/Camping/CampOrr/ |publisher=Westark Area Council|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | In 1953 land for a Scout camp was purchased and developed in Camp Orr.<ref name= "Wachtschu"/> It has been in use since 1955 and covers nearly 600 acres of the Buffalo National River Wilderness Area. It is located south of Harrison, Arkansas, and is the only Boy Scout Camp situated within a National Park.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Orr|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/Camping/CampOrr/ |publisher=Westark Area Council|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
In 1973 the Arkansas State Legislature, permitting the Westark Area Council to purchase 2,842 acres of the [ | In 1973 the Arkansas State Legislature, permitting the Westark Area Council to purchase 2,842 acres of the [[wp-en:Booneville,_Arkansas#State_Tuberculosis_Sanatorium|Booneville Sanatorium]], just south of Booneville, Arkansas, for a future camp development.<ref name= "Wachtschu"/> The land development began in 1975 and completed in May 1976. Construction of the camp started in the spring of 1976. The Scout camp is now known as Rogers Scout Reservation<ref>{{cite web|title=Rogers Scout Reservation|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/Camping/RogersScoutReservation/|publisher=BSA|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
The council also owns Camp Spencer, a 100-acre primitive camping facility, located on the shore of Lake Norfork, east of Mountain Home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Spencer|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/Camping/CampOrr/ |publisher=Westark Area Council|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | The council also owns Camp Spencer, a 100-acre primitive camping facility, located on the shore of Lake Norfork, east of Mountain Home.<ref>{{cite web|title=Camp Spencer|url=http://www.westarkbsa.org/Camping/CampOrr/ |publisher=Westark Area Council|accessdate=12 March 2013}}</ref> | ||
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==Lodge== | ==Lodge== | ||
The Council is supported by the Wachtschu Mawachpo Lodge 16. The Lodge began in 1963<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050831011011/www.westarkbsa.org/b/oa.shtml Order of the Arrow] at the [ | The Council is supported by the Wachtschu Mawachpo Lodge 16. The Lodge began in 1963<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050831011011/www.westarkbsa.org/b/oa.shtml Order of the Arrow] at the [[wp-en:Wayback_Machine|Wayback Machine]] (archived August 31, 2005)</ref> with 103 | ||
members.<ref name= "Wachtschu"/> The first Lodge Chapters were Butterfield, Northwest, Ozark, and Magazine Mountain, but now it has four chapters, Butterfield Trail, Magazine Mountain, Ozark, and Razorback. | members.<ref name= "Wachtschu"/> The first Lodge Chapters were Butterfield, Northwest, Ozark, and Magazine Mountain, but now it has four chapters, Butterfield Trail, Magazine Mountain, Ozark, and Razorback. | ||
