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Scouting in Nebraska dates from the 1910s to the present day.

There are three Boy Scouts of America local councils in Nebraska. All of Nebraska lies within Central Region, except for Sioux, Scotts Bluff, Banner, Kimball, Cheyenne, Dawes, Box Butte, Morrill, Cheyenne, Sheridan, Garden, Deuel and Grant counties, as part of Western Region.

Boy Scouts of America

Early history (1910-1960)

The first Eagle Scout in Nebraska was Alva R. Fitch of Norfolk.

The Nebraska Panhandle Area Council was founded in 1929, and in 1931 changed its name to the Scottsbluff Area Council. That council in 1935 changed its name to Wyo-Braska Council, which it remained until it merged into Longs Peak Council in 1975.

In 1917, the McCook Council was formed, and in 1922 the Red Cloud Council formed; both closed by 1923. In 1920, the Scottsbluff Council (#328) was formed. In 1920, the Platte Valley Council (#663) was formed. In 1924 Scottsbluff merged with Platte Valley. The council changed its name to Tri-City Council (#663) in 1926. Tri-City Council closed in 1927. In 1954, both the Tri-Trails (#323) and the Overland Trails (#322) councils were formed.

The Mid-America Council (#326) was formed from a merger of the Covered Wagon Council (#326) and the Southwest Iowa Council (#175) in 1965. In 2000 the council merged with the Prairie Gold Area Council (#179) that had been located in Sioux City, Iowa.

In 1993, Tri-Trails (#323) merged into Overland Trails (#322) council.

Camp

The council camp is Camp Augustine, located in Grand Island, although its address is in Doniphan.

Order of the Arrow

The Order of the Arrow Lodge is "Tatanka Anpetu-Wi, #94"

Girl Scouts of the USA

There are two Girl Scout councils in Nebraska.

Girl Scouts of Greater Iowa

Serves Dakota County, Nebraska.

;Headquarters: Des Moines, Iowa

;Website:

Girl Scouts Spirit of Nebraska

Spirit of Nebraska council serves over 18,000 girls and has 6,000 adult volunteers in Nebraska, except Dakota County, and also the town of Carter Lake, Iowa (due to a change in the course of the Mississippi river, Carter Lake is surrounded by Nebraska and across the river from the rest of Iowa).

It was formed on May 1, 2008 by the merger of Girl Scouts Goldenrod Council, Girl Scouts&nbsp;— Great Plains Council, Guiding Star Girl Scout Council of Nebraska, Girl Scouts&nbsp;— Homestead Council, and Girl Scouts, Prairie Hills Council of Nebraska.

;Headquarters: Omaha, Nebraska

;Service Centers:

  • Columbus, Nebraska
  • Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Hastings, Nebraska
  • Kearney, Nebraska
  • Lincoln, Nebraska
  • McCook, Nebraska
  • Ogallala, Nebraska
  • Omaha, Nebraska

;Camps:

  • Camp Maha is on the Platte River just south of Papillion, Nebraska. It was leased by the Omaha Girl Scouts from 1933 to 1945 and bought in 1945.
  • Camp Catron is outside Nebraska City, Nebraska. It was established in 1946 and named for Henry Catron who donated the land to the Girl Scouts.
  • Camp Crossed Arrows is on the east bank of the Elkhorn River near Nickerson, Nebraska. It was acquired in 1963.
  • Camp Cosmopolitan (aka Camp Cosmo) is outside Grand Island, Nebraska
  • Lakeview is on Lake Maloney outside North Platte, Nebraska
  • Hidden Oaks is a cabin near Valentine, Nebraska
  • Hilltop is in Lincoln, Nebraska

Other Scouting organizations

;American Heritage Girls

American Heritage Girls operates one unit in Omaha, Nebraska.

;Trail Life

Trail Life USA has units in the cities of Omaha, McCook, Nebraska City, and Benkelman.

See also

  • Ben Nelson - Eagle Scout

References