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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[local council]] (#059) of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in [[Scouting in California| Central California]]. | The '''{{PAGENAME}} (GYC)''' is a [[local council]] (#059) of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in [[Scouting in California| Central California]]. | ||
==Council History== | ==Council History== | ||
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The Forty Niner Council was founded in 1918 as the Stockton Council. In 1922 Stockton changed its name to San Joaquin, and in 1929 to San Joaquin-Calaveras Council. In 1957, San Joaquin-Calaveras Council changed its name to Forty Niner Council. | The Forty Niner Council was founded in 1918 as the Stockton Council. In 1922 Stockton changed its name to San Joaquin, and in 1929 to San Joaquin-Calaveras Council. In 1957, San Joaquin-Calaveras Council changed its name to Forty Niner Council. | ||
== | ==Districts== | ||
GYC is organized into 3 separate districts that cover 16 different counties, each operated by a professional District Executive and volunteer leadership. The council reorganized eight districts into three in 2011. | |||
# '''[[Gold Country District (GYC)| Gold Country District]]''' - The 49er District. Calaveras District, and the Big Valley District were combined into the Gold Country District. | |||
# '''[[Rio Del Oro District (GYC)| Rio Del Oro District]]''' - The El Capitan District and the Wawona District became the Rio Del Oro District. | |||
# '''[[Sierra Valley District (GYC)| Sierra Valley District]]''' - The Chief Tenaya District and the Golden Heritage District, and Waukeen District formed the Sierra Valley District. | |||
==Camps== | ==Camps== | ||
* Camp John Mensinger[2] | |||
* Camp McConnell | |||
===Former Camps === | |||
* Camp Micke, near Lodi (operated by Stockton Council) | |||
* Camp Cowell, near Santa Cruz (operated by San Joaquin-Calaveras Council) | |||
* Camp Dorrington, near Arnold (operated by San Joaquin-Calaveras Council) | |||
* Camp Baxter, near Arnold (operated by San Joaquin-Calaveras Council) | |||
* Camp Paradise, previous name of Camp 49 (operated by 49er Council) | |||
* Camp 49er, near Avery CA. (operated by 49er Council) | |||
* Camp Bob MacBride, east side of Pinecrest Lake (operated by Yosemite Area Council) | |||
* Camp Minkalo, in Amador County (operated by 49er Council) | |||
==Lodge== | ==Lodge== | ||