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The '''Greater Alabama Council''' office is located in Birmingham, Alabama.
The '''Greater Alabama Council''' office is located in Birmingham, Alabama.


'''See Also'''
===Districts===
 
The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts:
 
*Arrowhead District
*Birmingham District
*Cheaha District
*Cherokee District
*Choccolocco District
*Etowah District
*Mountain Lake District
*Mulberry District
*Northeast District
*Sequoyah District
*Shelby District
*Talakto District
*Vulcan District
*Westmoreland District
 
===Arrowhead District===
 
'''Arrowhead District''' [http://www.geocities.com/arrow_web/] encompasses [[Morgan County, Alabama|Morgan County]], [[Limestone County, Alabama|Limestone County]], and [[Lawrence County, Alabama|Lawrence]] counties, and covers all of the [[Decatur Metropolitan Area]].
 
The district is based in [[Decatur, Alabama]] in Morgan County. Formed in [[2003]], when the districts of Arrowhead and the Limestone merged to form one Arrowhead District. 
 
The first joint activity was a Spring Camporee hosted by Troop 211 at [[Point Mallard Park]] in [[Decatur, Alabama|Decatur]].
 
===Westmoreland District===
The '''Westmoreland District''' encompasses [[Franklin County, Alabama|Franklin County]], [[Colbert County, Alabama|Colbert County]], and [[Lauderdale County, Alabama|Lauderdale County]].  The district is based in [[Florence, Alabama]] in  Lauderdale County. 
 
Westmoreland District is named after [[Camp Westmoreland]], a historic Boy Scout summer camp located in Lauderdale County.  This is one of the oldest operating camps in the Southeastern United States; it first opened in the 1920s.  Camp Westmoreland ceased operations as a summer camp in the 1980s, but it is still widely used to this day for both council and district activities. 
 
Camp Westmoreland's old Order of the Arrow lodge was once home to [[Kaskanampo Lodge 310]], which merged with [[Coosa Lodge 50]] in the year [[1999]].
 
Westmoreland District was once a part of the [[Tennessee Valley Council]] of the Boy Scouts of America before this council was merged with two other councils to form the Greater Alabama Council.<ref>[http://www.westmorelanddistrict.com Westmoreland District Website]</ref>
 
==[[Order of the Arrow]] Information==
 
'''Coosa Lodge #50''' is the Order of the Arrow lodge associated with the Greater Alabama Council.  It has 14 chapters (each corresponds with a district of the GAC [where chapter name differs from district name, both the chapter name and district name are provided]):<ref>http://www.coosa50.org</ref>
 
*[[Nischamawat Chapter]], Arrowhead District
*[[Cahaba Chapter]], Birmingham District
*[[Cheaha]] District
*[[Cherokee]] District
*[[Achunanachi Chapter]], Choccolocco District
*[[Etowah]] District
*[[Mountain Lake District]]
*[[Achtu]], Mulberry District
*[[Japeechen Chapter]], Northeast District
*[[Sequoyah]] District
*[[Muscogee Chapter]], Shelby District
*[[Kaskanampo Chapter]], Talakto District
*[[Nunne Hi Chapter]], Vulcan District
*[[Yuchi Chapter]], Westmoreland District
 
===See Also===
*[[Scouting in Alabama]]
*[[Scouting in Alabama]]


[[Category:Boy Scouts of America Local Councils]]
[[Category:Boy Scouts of America Local Councils]]

Revision as of 21:40, 4 December 2007

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The Greater Alabama Council office is located in Birmingham, Alabama.

Districts

The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts:

  • Arrowhead District
  • Birmingham District
  • Cheaha District
  • Cherokee District
  • Choccolocco District
  • Etowah District
  • Mountain Lake District
  • Mulberry District
  • Northeast District
  • Sequoyah District
  • Shelby District
  • Talakto District
  • Vulcan District
  • Westmoreland District

Arrowhead District

Arrowhead District [1] encompasses Morgan County, Limestone County, and Lawrence counties, and covers all of the Decatur Metropolitan Area.

The district is based in Decatur, Alabama in Morgan County. Formed in 2003, when the districts of Arrowhead and the Limestone merged to form one Arrowhead District.

The first joint activity was a Spring Camporee hosted by Troop 211 at Point Mallard Park in Decatur.

Westmoreland District

The Westmoreland District encompasses Franklin County, Colbert County, and Lauderdale County. The district is based in Florence, Alabama in Lauderdale County.

Westmoreland District is named after Camp Westmoreland, a historic Boy Scout summer camp located in Lauderdale County. This is one of the oldest operating camps in the Southeastern United States; it first opened in the 1920s. Camp Westmoreland ceased operations as a summer camp in the 1980s, but it is still widely used to this day for both council and district activities.

Camp Westmoreland's old Order of the Arrow lodge was once home to Kaskanampo Lodge 310, which merged with Coosa Lodge 50 in the year 1999.

Westmoreland District was once a part of the Tennessee Valley Council of the Boy Scouts of America before this council was merged with two other councils to form the Greater Alabama Council.[1]

Order of the Arrow Information

Coosa Lodge #50 is the Order of the Arrow lodge associated with the Greater Alabama Council. It has 14 chapters (each corresponds with a district of the GAC [where chapter name differs from district name, both the chapter name and district name are provided]):[2]

See Also

  1. ↑ Westmoreland District Website
  2. ↑ http://www.coosa50.org
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