Scouting in South Carolina 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 1914, the BSA gave local councils the power to ban African Americans from Scouting. Until 1974, some southern councils of the Boy Scouts of America were still racially segregated. For example, the Old Hickory Council in North Carolina did not integrate until 1974.
Council office located in Augusta, Georgia, includes districts in South Carolina and Georgia.
Indian Waters Council
The Indian Waters Council merged with the former Pee Dee Area Council of Northeast SC, forming the current Indian Waters Council. Scouting programs include Bamberg, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Darlington, Dillon, Fairfield, Florence, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Richland, Saluda, Sumter, and Williamsburg Counties in South Carolina.
The Indian Waters Council programs include:
Atakwa
Capital Rivers
Chicora
Chinquapin
Edisto
Etowah
Henry Shelor District
Wateree
ScoutReach
Muscogee Lodge 116, Order of the Arrow
Palmetto Council
Headquarters located in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Daniel Morgan District – Spartanburg, Union and Cherokee Counties.
York District – All of York, Chester and Lancaster Counties.*[1]
Camps located at the Glendale Outdoor Leadership School in Glendale, SC, and Camp Conley Clarke, located in Cherokee County, SC.
Home of the Skyuka Lodge
Girl Scouting in South Carolina
Map of Girl Scout Councils in South Carolina
There are four Girl Scout councils in South Carolina. [2]
Girl Scouts of South Carolina – Mountains to Midlands
This council was formed on May 1, 2007, from the merger of Girl Scout Council of the Congaree Area, Girl Scouts of the Old 96 Council, and Girl Scouts of the Piedmont Area Council, and serves 15,000 girls and adult volunteers in 22 counties [3] Its headquarters are located in Greenville, SC.
Camps:
Camp Mary Elizabeth – an Urban camp, 56 acres (230,000 m2) within the city of Spartanburg, SC.
Girl Scouts of Eastern South Carolina (GSESC) began operations in January 2007 following the merger of Girl Scout Council of the Pee Dee Area, Inc. and Girl Scouts of Carolina Low Country. The council serves over 15,000 girls and 3,000 adults in Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Beaufort, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington, Dillon, Dorchester, Florence, Georgetown, Horry, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg and Williamsburg counties.. Its service centers are located in Florence, South Carolina and North Charleston, South Carolina. Its headquarters are also in North Charleston, SC.[4]
This council serves more than 13,000 girls and 5,000 adults in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. Its headquarters are in Lizella, Georgia. In South Carolina, it serves the counties of Hampton and Jasper. It does not have any camps in South Carolina. [5]
The Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was chartered in 1935. It serves 19,000 girls in North Carolina and South Carolina. In South Carolina, it serves the county of York. It does not have any camps in South Carolina. [6]
