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The '''Greater Alabama Council''' (Council #1) | [[Image:Greater Alabama Council patch.gif|right|250px]] | ||
The '''Boy Scouts of America Greater Alabama Council''' (Council #1) covers most of northern and western [[Alabama]], including most of the [[Birmingham District]]. The Council's main office is located at 516 [[Liberty Parkway]] in [[Birmingham]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
In the 1990s, the Boy Scouts of America restructured their organization to help reduce manpower. The resulted in many small councils across the country merging into | In the 1990s, the Boy Scouts of America restructured their organization to help reduce manpower. The resulted in many small councils across the country merging into larger ones. The Greater Alabama Council is one of these, having formed from the merger of three smaller councils, the [[Birmingham Area Council|Central Alabama]], [[Choccolocco Council|Choccolocco]], and Tennessee Valley Councils, on [[January 1]], [[1998]]. The merged Council retained Choccolocco's council number (1), which it had originally received by being based in the alphabetically first city of Anniston in the alphabetically first state of Alabama. | ||
== Organization == | == Organization == | ||
The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts: | The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts: | ||
* Arrowhead District (Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan Counties) | * Arrowhead District ([[Cullman County|Cullman]], Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan Counties) | ||
* [[Birmingham District (Boy Scouts)|Birmingham District]] ([[Jefferson County]]) | * [[Birmingham District (Boy Scouts)|Birmingham District]] ([[Jefferson County]]) | ||
* Cheaha District | * Cheaha District (Clay, Randolph, and [[Talladega County|Talladega]] Counties) | ||
* [[Cherokee District]] ( | * [[Cherokee District]] (western Jefferson County) | ||
* [[Choccolocco District]] ([[Calhoun County]]) | * [[Choccolocco District]] ([[Calhoun County]]) | ||
* Etowah District | * Lookout Mountain District (Cherokee, Dekalb, and Etowah Counties) <!-- Formerly Etowah District? --> | ||
* Mountain | * Mountain Lake District (Jackson and Marshall Counties) | ||
* Mulberry District | * Mulberry District | ||
* Sequoyah District | * Sequoyah District | ||
* [[Shelby District]] ([[Shelby]] | * [[Shelby District]] ([[Shelby County]]) | ||
* Talakto District (Madison County) | * Talakto District (Madison County) | ||
* [[Vulcan District]] ( | * [[Three Rivers District]] ([[Blount County|Blount]], [[Etowah County|Etowah]], northeast Jefferson, and [[St Clair County|St Clair]] Counties) <!-- Appears to be the new name for the Northeastern District --> | ||
* [[Vulcan District]] (southern Jefferson County) | |||
* Westmoreland District (Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale Counties) | * Westmoreland District (Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale Counties) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 6 July 2023
The Boy Scouts of America Greater Alabama Council (Council #1) covers most of northern and western Alabama, including most of the Birmingham District. The Council's main office is located at 516 Liberty Parkway in Birmingham.
History
In the 1990s, the Boy Scouts of America restructured their organization to help reduce manpower. The resulted in many small councils across the country merging into larger ones. The Greater Alabama Council is one of these, having formed from the merger of three smaller councils, the Central Alabama, Choccolocco, and Tennessee Valley Councils, on January 1, 1998. The merged Council retained Choccolocco's council number (1), which it had originally received by being based in the alphabetically first city of Anniston in the alphabetically first state of Alabama.
Organization
The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 14 districts:
- Arrowhead District (Cullman, Lawrence, Limestone, and Morgan Counties)
- Birmingham District (Jefferson County)
- Cheaha District (Clay, Randolph, and Talladega Counties)
- Cherokee District (western Jefferson County)
- Choccolocco District (Calhoun County)
- Lookout Mountain District (Cherokee, Dekalb, and Etowah Counties)
- Mountain Lake District (Jackson and Marshall Counties)
- Mulberry District
- Sequoyah District
- Shelby District (Shelby County)
- Talakto District (Madison County)
- Three Rivers District (Blount, Etowah, northeast Jefferson, and St Clair Counties)
- Vulcan District (southern Jefferson County)
- Westmoreland District (Colbert, Franklin, and Lauderdale Counties)
References
- Henderson, Ed. (March 17, 2002). "Alabama Boy Scout Council History" [1]. Scouting-E-zine, vol. 4, no. 6 [2]. Accessed September 28, 2007.
- Greater Alabama Council [3]. (September 16, 2007). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed September 28, 2007.
External links
- Greater Alabama Council web site