Monmouth Council
The Monmouth Council is a local council of the Boy Scouts of America located in the state of New Jersey.
Council History
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MONMOUTH RED BANK 1924 1937 NAME CHANGED FROM MONMOUTH COUNTY 347, ADDED OCEAN COUNTY AREA MONMOUTH-OCEAN 347 Ohowa 71
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MONMOUTH OAKHURST 1940 ABSORBED JAMESBURG, USED MONMOUTH COUNTY 347 IN 60s Na-Tasi-Hi 71 and Na Tsi Hi 71
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MONMOUTH COUNTY RED BANK 1916 1924 CHANGED NAME MONMOUTH 347
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MONMOUTH-OCEAN OAKHURST 1937 1940 SPLIT, FORMED OCEAN COUNTY 341 & REFORMED MONMOUTH 347 MONMOUTH 347 Ohowa 71
Council Patches
Districts
The Current districts are: Battleground (at least 1969 to present)
Thunderbird (about 1964- present)
Twin Lights (1986- present, from merger of Great Northern & Chingarora)
Past defunt districts include:
District 1 (circa 1958)
Central (about 1960-1971)
Chingarora (about 1947-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
Drum Pipe (about 1976-1980,area now part of Battleground)
Great Northern (about 1968-1986,area now part of Twin Lights)
Southern (about 1963-1974,area now part of Thunderbird)
(Dates based on insignia issued, many of the districts may have started earlier).
Camps
Lodge
The council is served by the Na Tsi Hi Lodge #71
Na Tsi Hi lodge 71 was first chartered in 1951. It is currently part of the NE 5A section of the Order of the Arrow.
The original lodge 71 was chartered to Monmouth Council on October 5, 1933 with the name Ohowa, it went inactive & was disbanded in about 1940.
For a more complete history see: http://www.natsihi.org/heritage/history.shtml