Editing Scouting in New Jersey (section)

==Recent history (1950–2010)==
In 1954, the [[National Council of the Boy Scouts of America]] moved its [[BSA National Office (New Jersey)|National Headquarters]] from New York City to a new site at the southwest corner of [[U.S. Route 1 in New Jersey#Middlesex County|U.S. Route 1]] and [[U.S. Route 130]] in [[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]], New Jersey, although the location appeared in BSA publications as "New Brunswick".<ref>{{coord|40.4605280|-74.4575156}} The building has been torn down and the intersection reveloped. The ''Shoppes at North Brunswick'' retail shopping center now occupies the site of the former BSA building.</ref> The [[Johnston Historical Museum]] and a conservation education trail were also located there.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njscoutmuseum.org/about.html |title=About New Jersey Scout Museum |access-date=2013-07-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104013334/http://www.njscoutmuseum.org/about.html |archive-date=2009-01-04 }}</ref> The national headquarters moved to Irving, Texas in 1979.<ref>[http://www.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/210-551.pdf History of the BSA Highlights]</ref>

In 1968, the Hudson and Alexander Hamilton councils merged to become the [[Hudson-Hamilton Council]] (#348). In 1993, the Bayonne  (#332) and Hudson-Hamilton (#348) councils merged to become the [[Hudson Liberty Council]] (#348).<ref name="cspbook"/> In 1969, the North Bergen County Council (#350) changed its name to the [[Bergen Council]] (#350) in 1969. The Ridgewood-Glen Rock Council (#359) merged with the Bergen Council (#350) in 1997.<ref name="cspbook"/>

In 1972, the Aheka (#354) and Alhtaha (#355) councils merged to become the [[Passaic Valley Council]] (#353). In 1986 Tamarack Council dissolved, splitting into both the [[Essex Council (Boy Scouts)|Essex]] (#336) and [[Bergen Council|Bergen]] (#338) councils. In 1976, the Orange Mountain (#337), Eagle Rock (#346), and Robert Treat (#349) councils merged to become the [[Essex Council]] (#336).<ref name="cspbook"/>

On January 1, 1999, the [[Essex Council (Boy Scouts)|Essex]] (#336), [[Hudson Liberty Council|Hudson Liberty]] (#338), [[Bergen Council|Bergen]] (#350), and [[Passaic Valley Council|Passaic Valley]] councils merged to become the [[Northern New Jersey Council]] (#333).<ref name="cspbook">{{cite book |last1=Hook|first1=James |last2=Franck |first2=Dave|last3=Austin|first3=Steve |year=2003 |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html}}</ref>