Editing Scouting in Arkansas (section)

===Early history (1910–1950)===
{{Infobox NRHP
| name         = Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut
| image        = Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut 001.jpg
| image_size   = 250
| alt          =
| caption      =
| locmapin     = Arkansas
| map_width    = 235
| coordinates  = {{coord|34|7|45|N|93|3|16|W|region:US_type:landmark|format=dms|display=inline}}
| location     = 8th St., Arkadelphia, Arkansas
| area         = less than one acre
| built        = 1939
| builder      = A.F. Bishop
| architect    = National Youth Administration
| architecture = Late 19th And Early 20th Century American Movements, Rustic
| added        = January 28, 2002
| refnum       = 01001526<ref>[http://focus.nps.gov/nrhp/AssetDetail?assetID=be8e4bb4-dd57-42f3-a9c8-4638690a628b "Asset detail: Arkadelphia Boy Scout Hut".] [http://focus.nps.gov/ National Park Service: Focus.]  Retrieved 2015-11-17.</ref>
}}

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) 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]].<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>

In 1916, the [[De Soto Area Council]] was formed (#013). In 1916, the [[Blytheville Council]] was formed; it disbanded in 1917. In 1916, the [[Westark Area Council]] (#016) was formed. In 1916, [[Kia Kima Scout Reservation]] was opened in [[Hardy, Arkansas|Hardy]] by the [[Chickasaw Council]] (#558).

In 1917, the [[Jonesboro Council]] (#019) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Saint Francis Valley Council]] (#019) in 1923. The council disbanded in 1930.

In 1918, the [[Hot Springs Council]]  (#014) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Ouachita Area Council]] (#014) in 1925.

In 1919, the [[Jefferson County Council]]  (#017) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Kanawha Area Council]] (#017) in 1930.

In 1920, the [[Fort Smith Council]] (#016) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Fort Smith-Van Buren Council]] (#016) in 1924. In 1928 the council merged into the [[Northwest Arkansas Council]] (#016). In 1926, the [[Ozark Council]] (#753) was formed; it merged into Northwest Arkansas in 1928. In 1930, the council changed its name to the [[Fort Smith Area Council]], changing again in 1936 to the [[Westark Area Council]] (#016) .

In 1922, the [[Fayetteville Council]] (#015) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Eastern Arkansas Area Council]] (#015) in 1935.

In 1924, the [[Crowley Ridge Council]]  (#677) was formed; it changed its name to the [[Mohawk Council]] (#677) in 1926.

In 1930, the [[Kanawha Area Council]] was formed; it disbanded in 1934. The council disbanded in 1930, with half of the council moving to the [[De Soto Area Council]] (#013) and the other half to the [[Quapaw Area Council]] (#018).