Editing Scouting in Mississippi

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'''Scouting in Mississippi''' has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.

==Early history (1910-1950)==
In 1909, Dr. Cran, the Local Episcopal Minister, and Mr. C.H. Hamilton organized Troop 19 in Brookhaven, Mississippi.  In 1910, the unit was officially recognized by the local scout office in Vicksburg.  Troop 19 became Troop 119 after the Andrew Jackson Council was formed.  It was sponsored by the First Presbyterian Church until 1938/39 when it was then sponsored by "The Men's Bible Class" First United Methodist church where it has remained.  The Troop has been continuously chartered since 1910 and is as old as the incorporated Boy Scouts of America.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

In 1912, one year after the Boy Scout movement came from England to the United States, George F. Maynard, Sr. founded the first troop in Tupelo — Troop 1. Scout units were soon founded in other cities such as Picayune, Corinth and Oxford.{{cn|date=July 2022}}

The [[Yazoo County Council]] was founded in 1919, and closed in 1922. The [[Southwest Mississippi Council]] (#303) was founded in 1923, and closed in 1928. The [[South Mississippi Area Council]] (#705) was founded in 1925, and closed in 1928. The [[Meridian Council]] (#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to the [[Choctaw Area Council]]  (#302).<ref name="Hook" />

The [[Pine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council]] (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to the [[Pine Burr Area Council]] (#304) in 1935. The [[East Mississippi Area Council]] (#691) was founded in 1926, changing its name to the [[Pushmataha Area Council]] (#691) in 1936. The [[Yocona Area Council]] (#748) was founded in 1926.<ref name="Hook">{{Cite book |last1=Hook |first1=James |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |last2=Franck |first2=Dave |last3=Austin |first3=Steve |year=1982}}</ref>

The [[Jackson Council (Mississippi)|Jackson Council]] (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to the [[Hinds and Rankin Counties Council]] (#301) in 1922.  The [[Vicksburg Council]] (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become the [[Kickapoo Area Council]] (#301) in 1927. In 1930, the [[Andrew Jackson Area Council]] (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become the [[Andrew Jackson Council]] (#303).<ref name="Hook" />

==Recent history (1950-1990)==
Scouting has continued to thrive in Mississippi. There are eight Boy Scout councils and two Girl Scout councils that serve the state.

==Scouting in Mississippi today==

There are eight [[Boy Scouts of America]] (BSA) local councils that serve [[Mississippi]].

=== Andrew Jackson Council===
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The Andrew Jackson Council serves Scouts in the area surrounding the state capital.

===History===
The [[Jackson Council (Mississippi)|Jackson Council]] (#301) was founded in 1918, changing its name to the [[Hinds and Rankin Counties Council]] (#301) in 1922.  The [[Vicksburg Council]] (#304) was founded in 1919. The Hinds and Rankin Counties and Vicksburg councils merged to become the [[Kickapoo Area Council]] (#301) in 1927. In 1930, the [[Andrew Jackson Area Council]] (#303) was merged, and it merged with the Kickapoo Area Council (#301) in 1937 to become the [[Andrew Jackson Council]] (#303).<ref name="Hook" />

===Organization===
The council has five districts:<ref name="DD">{{Cite web |title=District Directory |url=http://www.bsa-jackson.org/around-the-council/district-directory/40000 |website=bsa-jackson.org}}</ref>
* Natchez Trace District: Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties
* Big Creek District: Copiah, Lawrence, Lincoln, Pike, and Walthall Counties
* Strong River District: Scott, Rankin and Simpson Counties
* Four Rivers District: Hinds, Issquena, Sharkey, and Warren Counties
* North Trace District: Attala, Holmes, Leake, Madison and Yazoo Counties

===Camps===
*Hood Scout Reservation <ref>{{Cite web |title=Warren A. Hood Scout Reservation |url=http://www.bsa-jackson.org/hood-scout-reservation/hsr-home/39981}}</ref>

===Order of the Arrow===
* Sebooney Okasucca Lodge<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sebooney Okasucca Lodge |url=http://www.bsa-jackson.org/openrosters/view_homepage.aspx?orgkey=2546}}</ref>

===Chickasaw Council===
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The Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in [[Tennessee]] and [[Arkansas]], as well as Mississippi. The ''Delta Area Council'' of west Mississippi and their Koi Hatachie lodge 345, Order of the Arrow, merged into Chickasaw Council in the early 1990s.
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===Choctaw Area Council===
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The Choctaw Area Council serves youth in east Mississippi and west [[Alabama]], with the council office located in [[Meridian, Mississippi]]. The Choctaw Area Council camp is ''Camp Binachi'', and the council's name refers to the [[Choctaw]] nation.

===History===
The [[Meridian Council]] (#302) was founded in 1920, and in 1935 changed its name to the [[Choctaw Area Council]] (#302).<ref name="Hook" />

===Organization===
* Bobashela District
* Seminole District
===Order of the Arrow===
*Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ashwanchi Kinta Lodge |url=http://www.oa193.org}}</ref>

===Istrouma Area Council===
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The  Istrouma Area Council serves Scouts in [[Louisiana]] and Mississippi.
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===Pine Burr Area Council===
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The '''Pine Burr Area Council''' serves youth in 17 counties in southeast and southern Mississippi, from headquarters in [[Hattiesburg]].

===History===
The [[Pine Burr-Hattiesburg Area Council]] (#304) was founded in 1927, changing its name to the [[Pine Burr Area Council]] (#304) in 1935. <ref name="Hook" />
====Organization====
*Singing River District
*Spanish Trail District
*Tall Pine District
*Tung Belt District
*Twin Rivers District
*Chickasawhay District
Scoutreach Division

====Camps====
*Camp Tiak

===Pushmataha Area Council===
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'''Pushmataha Area Council''' serves Calhoun, Chickasaw, Monroe, Webster, [[Oktibbeha]], Clay, [[Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes]], Winston, Choctaw and [[Noxubee County, Mississippi|Noxubee]] counties in north Mississippi. Camp Seminole is the Pushmataha Area Council camp. Pushmataha Area Council merged and is now part of Natchez Trace Council.

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===Southeast Louisiana Council===

{{Main|Southeast Louisiana Council}}

The Southeast Louisiana Council serves Scouting in Assumption, Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Plaquemine, Saint John the Baptist, Saint Bernard, Saint Charles, Saint James, Saint Tammany, and [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana|Terrebonne Parish]]es in Louisiana.  The {{convert|1200|acre|km2}} camp property known as Salmen Scout Reservation is located in Kiln, Mississippi.

===Yocona Area Council===
{{Main|Yocona Area Council}}
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|headquarters=[[Tupelo, Mississippi]]

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The '''Yocona Area Council''' of northeast Mississippi is headquartered in [[Tupelo, Mississippi|Tupelo]]. It serves Alcorn, Tishomingo, Prentiss, Itawamba, Lee, Pontotoc, Tippah, Union, Benton, Marshall, Lafayette, and Yalobusha counties. The ''Chicksa Lodge'' serves local [[Order of the Arrow|Arrowmen]]. Yocona Area Council merged and is now part of Natchez Trace Council.

==Girl Scouting in Mississippi==
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There are two [[Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scout]] councils in Mississippi. 

===Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi===
Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi serves some 10,000 members in 45 counties of south and central Mississippi.<ref name="about-greater">{{Cite web |title=About us |url=http://gsgms.org/index.php/about_us |access-date=6 September 2016 |website=Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi}}</ref>

It was formed by the merger of Girl Scouts of Gulf Pines Council and Girl Scout Council of Middle Mississippi in 2009.

;Headquarters: [[Jackson, Mississippi]]
:Website: {{url|http://gsgms.org}}

;Service centers
*[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi|Hattiesburg]]
*[[Gulfport, MS|Gulfport]]
*[[Meridian, MS|Meridian]]

;Camps
*Camp Iti Kana is {{convert|339|acre|ha|1}} including a {{convert|55|acre|ha}} lake near [[Wiggins, Stone County, Mississippi|Wiggins]].  Its name is from the [[Choctaw]] language and means friendship.
*Camp Wahi is {{convert|150|acre|ha}} in [[Brandon, MS]]

===Girl Scouts Heart of the South===

See [[Scouting in Tennessee]] for full information.  In Mississippi serves girls in northern counties.

;Headquarters: [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
:Website: {{url|http://www.girlscoutshs.org}}

;Mississippi service centers
*[[Tupelo, Mississippi]]

;Mississippi camps
*Camp Tik-A-Witha is {{convert|310|acre|ha|1}} (including a {{convert|20|acre|ha}} lake) of woods and sand dunes near [[Van Vleet, MS]]

==See also==
{{Portal|Scouting}}
*[[Camp Fire (organization)|Camp Fire]]

==External links==
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*{{url|http://waveland.tulpelodge.org |The Waveland Project}}, Tulpe Lodge of the [[Order of the Arrow]] went to [[Waveland, Mississippi]],  as part of the [[Hurricane Katrina]] relief effort

==References==
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{{Scouting in the United States}}

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