Editing Scouting in Maryland (section)

==Early history (1910-1950)==
[[File:Boy Scouts on Quirauk Mountain.jpg|thumb|Boy Scouts on [[Quirauk Mountain]]]]

Scouting in Maryland dates back to the earliest days of the movement. [[Robert Garrett|Robert S. Garrett]] (1875–1961) was among the
twenty-five men who organized the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America in 1910. Mr. Garrett was a Baltimore civic leader, prominent philanthropist, explorer and Olympic champion. Named in the federal charter of 1916, Mr. Garrett served on the BSA National Executive Board from 1912 to 1919 and remained a member of the National Council until his death. He was one of the original nine Baltimore recipients of the [[Silver Beaver Award]] in 1931.

The first seven Scout Troops in Baltimore were granted charters by Scout Commissioner H. Laurance Eddy (1884–1962) on September 9, 1910. (Eddy's role as Scout Commissioner was the combined predecessor to the roles of Council Commissioner and Council Scout Executive.) A month prior, Robert Garrett and Laurance Eddy ensured that a patrol of eight Scouts from Mount Washington Troop 1 (organized earlier that summer) attended the first National Boy Scout camp held at [[Silver Bay, New York|Silver Bay]] on Lake George.

The '''Maryland Council of Scouting America''' was duly incorporated on May 9, 1911. The initial board of directors was composed of Robert Garrett, William H. Morris, James Carey Jr., Frank Smith and Stuart S. Janney. The first Scout headquarters was at 512 Continental Trust Building (now [[One Calvert Plaza]].) Almost immediately, the council was referred to as the “Baltimore Council.” From 1911 through 1921, the Baltimore Council operated as a department of the Baltimore Social Service Corporation, sharing a finance director, advisory board and other office support with the Public Athletic League, the Social Workers’ Bureau and other Garrett-supported civic endeavors.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Urbach|first1=J.D.|title=The Origin of the Baltimore Area Council|url=http://www.baltimorebsa.org/start-here/strategic-plan-2017-2021/67724|website=2017-2021 Strategic Plan|publisher=Baltimore Area Council}}</ref>

By 1917, the Baltimore Council provided less support beyond Central Maryland as local councils were created in Frostburg, Westminster, Salisbury and Frederick.

The [[Frostburg Council]] was founded in 1917 and closed in 1919.<ref name="CSP Book">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=1982 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>

The [[Westminster Council (Maryland)|Westminster Council]] was founded in 1917 and closed in 1919.

The [[Salisbury Council]] was founded in 1917 and closed in 1921.

The [[Frederick Council]] (#222) was founded in 1917 and changed its name in 1921 to the [[Frederick County Council]] (#732) in 1926. In 1928 it changed its name again to the [[Francis Scott Key Council]] (#732) and finally merged with the Washington DC Council (#732) in 1930.

The [[Washington DC Council]] (#082) was founded in 1913 and changed its name in 1937 to the National Capital Area Council (#082) in 1926.

The [[Baltimore Area Council]] (#220) was incorporated on May 9, 1911, as the Maryland Council but immediately referred to as the [[Baltimore Council]] (#220).  The Bal􀆟more Council was first referred to as the Baltimore Area Council beginning in 1926.

The [[Washington County Council (Maryland)|Washington County Council]] (#221) was founded in 1927 and changed its name in 1939 to the [[Washington Area Council]] (#221) in 1939. In 1956 it changed its name again to the [[Mason-Dixon Council]] (#221).

The [[Cumberland Council BSA, Maryland|Cumberland Council]] (#757) was founded 1926. In 1938 it changed its name to the [[Potomac Council]] (#757), It merged in 2014 with Laurel Highlands Council.

The [[Order of the Arrow]] Nentico Lodge was established in 1922 by [[E. Urner Goodman]]. The 1923 National Order of the Arrow Lodge Meeting was held at [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. In the early 1920s, there were several camps named Rodney in the [[Delmarva]] area. However, the current '''Rodney Scout Reservation''' was established in 1921. In [[Severna Park, Maryland|Severna Park]], was Camp Linstead, the camp of Nentico Lodge in its early years.