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===Allohak Council===
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The '''Allohak Council''' was created in 1990 but was disbanded on December 31, 2018.

It was composed of six districts and served West Virginia and Ohio.  The council headquarters was in [[Parkersburg, West Virginia]].

====History====
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{{chart| | PAR | | MAR | | CLA | |PAR=Parkersburg Council #618<br />founded 1919 |MAR=Marietta Council #464<br />founded 1917 |CLA=Clarksburg Council #616<br />founded 1916}}
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{{chart| | |!| | | WAS | | |!| |WAS=Washington County Council #464<br />renamed 1922}}
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{{chart| | KOO | | SOU | | CAC | |KOO=Kootaga Area Council #618<br />renamed 1933 |SOU=Southeastern Ohio Council #464<br />renamed 1923 |CAC=Clarksburg Area Council #616<br />renamed 1936}}
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{{chart| | |!| | | |!| | | CWV | |CWV=Central West Virginia Council #616<br />renamed 1941}}
{{chart| | KAC |-|-|'| | | |!| |KAC=Kootaga Area Council #618<br />merged 1942}}
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{{chart| | ALL |-|-|-|-|-|-|'| |ALL=Allohak Council #618<br />merged 1990}}
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====Split of Council====
:[[Buckskin Council]]
*Blennerhassett District - Counties of [[Ritchie County, West Virginia|Ritchie]], [[Wood County, West Virginia|Wood]] (except [[Williamstown, WV|Williamstown]]), and [[Belpre, Ohio]] became part of the newly formed Kootaga District of the Buckskin Council
*Little Kanawha District - Counties of [[Calhoun County, West Virginia|Calhoun]], [[Jackson County, West Virginia|Jackson]], [[Roane County, West Virginia|Roane]], and [[Wirt County, West Virginia|Wirt]] became part of the newly formed Kootaga District in the Buckskin Council

:[[Mountaineer Area Council|Mountaineer Council]]
*Highland District - Counties of [[Barbour County, West Virginia|Barbour]], [[Upshur County, West Virginia|Upshur]], [[Randolph County, West Virginia|Randolph]], [[Tucker County, West Virginia|Tucker]] moved into the Mountaineer Council 
*Stonewall Jackson District - Counties of [[Doddridge County, West Virginia|Doddridge]], [[Gilmer County, West Virginia|Gilmer]], [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison]], and [[Lewis County, West Virginia|Lewis]] moved into the Mountaineer Council.

:Simon Kenton Council
*Hock Hocking District - [[Athens County, Ohio]] moved into the Simon Kenton Council

:[[Muskingum Valley Council]]
*Washington District - Counties of [[Pleasants County, West Virginia|Pleasants]], [[Washington County, Ohio]] (except Belpre), and Williamstown moved into the Muskingum Valley Council.

====Camps====
[[File:Camp Kootaga entrance sign.jpg|thumb|right|Camp Kootaga entrance sign.]]
'''Camp Kootaga''' is located in Wirt County, WV. It serves as the summer camp for the Allohak Council. The camp is located on approximately 600 acres of forest land along the Hughes River. Each year 5 weeks of summer camp are conducted at Camp Kootaga. Camp Kootaga has 14 campsites.

The property known as Camp Kootaga was purchased in 1922 by Don B. Lowe under the Gim-O-Gash tribe of the Boy Scouts of America. The first long-term summer camp was held that year on the banks of the Hughes River in the Kootaga region. This camp consisted of one or two Troops from the Parkersburg area with Don B. Lowe as the Camp Director during the early years. In 1929 Col. R. L. Cole brought a Kiowa Indian named J. Dougannah to help with the camp program. He gave Indian names to the Leaders and named the Boy Scout camp "Kootaga" which means "Good Friends." Through the years, Camp Kootaga has gone through many changes, but one thing has remained constant: helping develop young men into upstanding citizens and outstanding individuals.

'''Camp Mahonegon''', sitting of approximately 500 acres in Upshur County, is the second camp in the Allohak Council. Though no longer used as an active summer camp, Mahonegon has remained an active part of the council. It is used for many council events yearly, and continues to be a focal point for scouting activity. The First Summer Camp was held in 1948. The last Summer Camp was held in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allohak.org/index.php/about|title = Allohak – free new pics and videos}}</ref> Camp Mahonegon was put up for sale when the Allohak Council was dissolved.