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Each council covers a geographic area of the United States, that may vary in size from a single U.S. county to multiple U.S. states. List of local councils. Local councils of the Girl Scouts of the USA, within U.S. states, and in Insular areas and Territories of the United States, currently includes:
The YMCA in Michigan was organizing Scout troops based on Scouting for Boys as early as 1909. [1] In 1910 the first scout troop in West Michigan, Rockford Troop 1 was formed by Merritt Lamb. Shortly after the formation of Rockford Troop 1, Merritt formed Muskegon Troop 1 and the Muskegon Council. Merritt Lamb was the 13th Eagle Scout in the ...
The Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital as we know it today was formed in 1963 and encompassed five area councils that were in existence at that time, plus Calvert and Charles Counties in Maryland, and lone troops in Prince William, Loudoun, and Fauquier Counties in Virginia. [citation needed] The merger that built GSCNC was very ...
Girl Scout Council of Southeastern Massachusetts. Girl Scout Council of Vermont. Girl Scouts of Frontier Council. Girl Scouts of Raintree Council. Girl Scouts of Spar and Spindle Council. Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council.
Girl Scouts of the United States of America ( GSUSA ), commonly referred to as Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad. [2] It was founded by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912, a year after she had met Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting.
On February 8, 1910, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) was incorporated. A National Office was established in New York City and James E. West was hired to lead the new organization. [citation needed] Boy Scout troops were formed in North Carolina as early as 1910. Troops were formed at schools and churches in Greensboro, Raleigh, Burlington ...
Website Samoset Council. Samoset Council is headquartered in Weston (near Wausau), and serves the north central part of Wisconsin and was founded in 1920. It gets its name from an early Boy Scout camp in the town of Harrison, named Camp Sam-O-Set which closed in 1934, a year before the construction of Camp Tesomas.
Girl Scouts of the USA has no relationship or partnership with Planned Parenthood, and has not endorsed any person or organization. Nearly two decades ago, a single Girl Scout council in Texas put ...