Scouting and Guiding in Arkansas
Scouting in Arkansas has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Early history (1910-1950)
The Boy Scouts of America began in Arkansas in 1913, when the Little Rock Council was chartered by the National Boy Scout Council and was directed by a volunteer commissioner. In 1920, the Little Rock Council was reclassified and W. G. Moseley became the first council executive in 1921. Two years later, the Little Rock Council was renamed to the Pulaski County Council. [1]
Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut
Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut | |
Location: | 8th St., Arkadelphia, Arkansas |
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Coordinates: | 34°7′45″N 93°3′16″W |
Area: | less than one acre |
Built: | 1939 |
Built by: | A.F. Bishop |
Architect: | National Youth Administration |
Architectural style: | Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Other, Rustic |
Governing body: | Local |
NRHP Reference#: | 01001526 |
Added to NRHP: | January 28, 2002 |
The Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut, located in Central Park, Arkadelphia], Arkansas, is on the |National Register of Historic Places. Since the roof and the original shutters and windows were replaced in 1953, in the Hut is preclude from being listed on the National Register under [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register#Criteria Criterion Criterion C]. However, it listed under [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register#Criteria Criterion A] as a "property that made a contribution to the major pattern of American history".[2]
The Boy Scout Hut was constructed from 1938 to 1939 as a National Youth Administration (NYA) project. It is an example of the typical type of buildings constructed by the New Deal's Works Progress Administration (WPA), Civilian Conservation Corps(CCC) and NYA during the Great Depression. However, it is the only known building constructed by the NYA and the only building designed in a Rustic style that remains standing in Arkadelphia that was designed and constructed during the New Deal era.[2]
Aubrey Williams, Executive Director of the National Youth Administration, announced the project on 24 September 1937. "City recreation departments, children’s agencies, YMCA’s, YWCA’s , settlement houses, institutions for the blind, public schools, orphanages, hospitals for handicapped and crippled children, boy’s clubs, Boy Scouts, community centers and churches were reported as cooperating agencies in supervising the students and providing facilities for increased recreational programs to all young people in the community.[2]
While the Boy Scout Hut was constructed specificity as a meeting place for two local Boy Scout troops, and its use is controlled by the Boy Scouts, the building is actually owned by the city of Arkadelphia. Starting around 1958, the Boy Scouts allowed the local Girls Scout troops to use the building and currently Cub Scout Pack 3024 and Girl Scout Troop 454 use the building.[2]
Recent history (1950-1990)
- Eastern Arkansas Council
- In 2012 the Ouachita Area Council merged into the Quapaw Area Council.<ref>Two Arkansas Councils Combine to Form New Quapaw Area Council
Boy Scouting in Arkansas
There are five Boy Scouts of America local councils in Arkansas.
Girl Scouting in Arkansas
There are six Girl Scout council offices in Arkansas.
- Arkansas Post Girl Scout Council, Inc., Pine Bluff, Ark., http://www.apgsc.org
- Girl Scouts of Conifer Council, Inc., Texarkana, Ark., http://www.gs-conifercouncil.org
- Girl Scouts of Crowley's Ridge Council, Inc., Jonesboro, Ark., http://www.crgs.org
- Girl Scout Council of Mount Magazine Area, Inc., Fort Smith, Ark., http://www.gscmma.org
- Noark Girl Scout Council, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. http://www.girlscoutsofnoark.org
- Girl Scouts of Ouachita Council, North Little Rock, Ark. http://www.gsocar.org
References
- ↑ Hook, James; Franck, Dave; Austin, Steve (1982). An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation. http://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. http://www.arkansaspreservation.com/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.aspx?id=1967. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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