Housatonic Council
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| Housatonic Council | |||
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| Boy Scouts of America | |||
| BSA Council | No. 69 | ||
| Headquarters | Derby, Connecticut | ||
| Location | 111 New Haven Avenue | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Founded | 1923 | ||
| President | Gary Parker | ||
| Council Commissioner | Vacant | ||
| Scout Executive | Benjamin Wheeler | ||
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| Website http://www.housatonicbsa.org/ | |||
Housatonic Council is a regional organization of the Boy Scouts of America covering several towns adjoining the Housatonic River in South-Central Connecticut. The council originated from the Derby Council, voting to organize as a first class council at its annual meeting on January 25, 1923. The council had jurisdiction over Scouting in Ansonia, Shelton and Seymour in addition to Derby, with the town of Oxford incorporated into the council at a later date. It has been headquartered in Derby, Connecticut since its founding.
The Housatonic Council owns and operates Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation in Goshen, Connecticut. Paugassett Lodge, of the Order of the Arrow, serves this council.
Camp Irving[edit]
Camp Irving was located in Shelton, Connecticut in the Birchbank area along the Housatonic River. The camp was closed in 1945 and the buildings were razed in 1948.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Oscar, Johnson, The Trials and Tribulations of Starting a Scout Camp (PDF), Housatonic Council, p. 3, archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-21
