Greater Alabama Council
The Greater Alabama Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America located in the state of Alabama. Council offices are located in Birmingham, Alabama. They can be found online at http://www.1bsa.org/
Council History
Council Patches
Districts
The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts:
Arrowhead District
Arrowhead District encompasses Morgan, Limestone, 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, Alabama.
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
The Westmoreland District http://www.westmorelanddistrict.com encompasses Franklin, Colbert, and Lauderdale Counties. The district is based in Florence in Lauderdale County. Westmoreland District is named after Camp Westmoreland, a historic Boy Scout summer camp located in Lauderdale County.
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.
Camps
- Camp Westmoreland - CLOSED: 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. Ceased operations as a summer camp in the 1980s.
- Camp Jack Wright - Primitive Camp: Located adjacent to Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park with more than 1,500 acres in three counties set aside for hiking, camping and outdoor recreation.
- Camp Comer - main attractions include the cool summer temperature, beautiful Lake Republic, rocks, and a mountain atmosphere.
- Camp Jackson - a 515-acre primitive camp located 5 miles east of Scottsboro on the Tennessee River at Jones Cove.
Lodge
The council is served by the Order of the Arrow Coosa Lodge #50 http://www.coosa50.org/