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The '''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a [[local council]] of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the state of [[Scouting in Texas|Texas]]. | | name=Sam Houston Area Council (SHAC) #576 | ||
The council covers the city of Houston and the surrounding area. | | image=csp_Sam_Houston_Area_Council.jpg | ||
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| location= 2225 N Loop W, Houston, TX 77008 | |||
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| website=https://www.SamHoustonBSA.org | |||
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The '''{{PAGENAME}} (SHAC)''' is a [[local council]] (#576) of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] located in the state of [[Scouting in Texas|Texas]]. The council covers the city of Houston and the surrounding area. IT serves nearly 50000 youth in 16 counties southeast Texas area through dedicated service and leadership of nearly 18000 adult volunteers. | |||
Dating back to 1913, SHAC covers today the following counties of Texas: [[Austin County, Texas Scouting|Austin]], [[Brazos County, Texas Scouting|Brazos]], [[Burleson County, Texas Scouting|Burleson]], [[Colorado County, Texas Scouting|Colorado]], [[Fort Bend County, Texas Scouting|Fort Bend]], [[Grimes County, Texas Scouting|Grimes]], [[Harris County, Texas Scouting|Harris]], [[Madison County, Texas Scouting|Madison]], [[Matagorda County, Texas Scouting|Matagorda]], [[Montgomery County, Texas Scouting|Montgomery]], [[Robertson County, Texas Scouting|Robertson]], [[Walker County, Texas Scouting|Walker]], [[Waller County, Texas Scouting|Waller]], [[Washington County, Texas Scouting|Washington]], and [[Wharton County, Texas Scouting|Wharton]]. | |||
==Council History== | ==Council History== | ||
In September, 1910, 12-year-old Nelson Duller and his friends convinced his father, David M. Duller to organize the first Boy Scout Troop in Houston. In 1913, the Houston Council (later the Houston Area Council, and in 1938, the Sam Houston Area Council) was organized. | In September, 1910, 12-year-old Nelson Duller and his friends convinced his father, David M. Duller to organize the first Boy Scout Troop in Houston. In 1913, the Houston Council (later the Houston Area Council, and in 1938, the Sam Houston Area Council) was organized. | ||
[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00040/hpub-00040p1.html] | [http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/houpub/00040/hpub-00040p1.html] | ||
