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| Capitol Area Council (#564) | |||
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| Headquarters | The Frank Fickett Scout Training and Service Center
12500 North IH 25 Austin, Texas 78753 | ||
| Location | Central Texas | ||
| Founded | 1912 | ||
| President | Marietta Scott | ||
| Council Commissioner | Mani Kuruvila | ||
| Scout Executive | Jon Yates | ||
| Affiliation | Boy Scouts of America | ||
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| Website www | |||
Capitol Area Council is a council of the Boy Scouts of America, that serves Scouts and Scouting volunteers in 15 Central Texas counties surrounding Austin.[1]
The council oversees BSA programs in Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, DeWitt, Fayette, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays, Lavaca, Lee, Llano, Mason, Travis, and Williamson counties.
History
[edit]The first Eagle Scout west of the Mississippi, was reported to be in Shiner.[2]
The first troop in the Austin area was founded in 1911.[3][4]Capitol Area Council was founded in 1912 as the Austin Council. In 1924, the name changed to the Austin – Travis County Council, then the Austin Area Council.[5][6]
In 2011, the council headquarters moved from the intersection of US-290 and US-183 to its present location in North Austin. An improvement, the new location has 3100 sq ft of staff offices, training & meeting facilities and a Scout Shop.[7]
Camp Tom Wooten (1934 - 1983)
[edit]Camp Tom Wooten was a 125 acre council camp on Bull Creek near the Colorado River. It was purchased and given to the council in 1934. In 1998, the camp was sold and the funds were used to purchase Lost Pines Scout Reservation on Lake Bastrop from the Lower Colorado River Authority.[8]
Organization
[edit]The council is organized in to 12 districts that are aligned with Central Texas counties and local independent school district boundaries.[9][10]
- Armadillo District
- Bee Cave District
- Blackland Prairie District
- Chisholm Trail District
- Colorado River District
- Hill Country District
- Live Oak District
- North Shore District
- Sacred Springs District
- San Gabriel District
- Thunderbird District
- Waterloo District
Camps
[edit]- Lost Pines Scout Reservation - Bastrop County, Texas
- Griffith League Scout Ranch - Bastrop County, Texas[11]
- Camp Alma McHenry - near Giddings, Texas
- Camp Green Dickson - near Gonzales, Texas
- Smilin V -- Liberty Hill (Williamson County), Texas
- Roy D. Rivers Wilderness Camp - Near Smithville, Texas
Order of the Arrow - Tonkawa Lodge No. 99
[edit]Tonkawa Lodge is the Order of the Arrow Lodge for Capitol Area Council. It was first chartered by the National Council on January 20, 1937, by Joe Lindsay Jr. and Joe Lindsay Sr., Tonkawa Lodge #99 started as Tejas Lodge but was later changed to Tonkawa in 1938 with lodge 72 already having the name.[12] Tonkawa Lodge had one of its members become the Order of the Arrow National Chief in 2011, Jonathan "Bunker" Hillis. Currently Tonkawa Lodge #99 has 12 Chapters that are aligned and named with the Districts of the council.
References
[edit]- ^ "Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council". Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Obituary of William Elmo Merrem". www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "First Troops in Texas during 1911". www.westtexasscoutinghistory.net. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "About Us – Troop 1 – Austin". Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Happy 112th Birthday, Capitol Area Council! | North Shore District". nsdbsa.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Media & Press Inquiries". Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ KXAN (2011-09-01). New Boy Scout training center opens. Retrieved 2024-10-22 – via YouTube.
- ^ Denney, Richard (2021-06-29). "Camp Tom Wooten on Bull Creek". Travis County Historical Commission Blog. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "About CAC". Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Districts". Boy Scouts of America - Capitol Area Council. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "Sanders, Mary Lavinia Griffith". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
- ^ "Tonkawa Lodge #99 - The Tonkawa Story". www.tonkawa99.org. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
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