25-416: Cherokee Council may be: Cherokee Area Council (Tennessee) Cherokee Council (Georgia) Cherokee Council (North Carolina) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Cherokee Council . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
50-521: A major role in the Mid-South's economy accounting for one in nine jobs. There are nineteen hospitals with over 4,100 beds in the Mid-South. The area is also home to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital , a Nobel Prize winning hospital with over 1,200 scientists working there and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center . Tourism is also a major contributor to the Mid-South's economy with
75-405: A training course for leaders. She brought scouting back to the girls at the shelter; however, none of this was official since both she and they were African-American. She married, becoming Josephine Groves Holloway, and left her job at the shelter but continue to encourage scouting. In 1933 she requested recognition for her troop from the local council; it was refused until 1942 when permission for
100-618: Is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee . The council is divided in to 6 districts. The council operates two camps, Camp Buck Toms and Camp Pellissippi. Camp Buck Toms is the primary camp of the council and is located in Rockwood, Tennessee on the shores of Watts Bar Lake . Camp Buck Toms operates as the council's summer camp property. Camp Pellissippi is located in Andersonville, Tennessee on Norris Lake , and formerly served as
125-898: Is part of the Mid-South of the United States. It is culturally more associated with the Deep South and the Mississippi Delta than it is the Upland South , which is the case with Tennessee 's other large cities. Memphis, Tennessee , is the largest city in the Deep South, the third-largest in the Southeastern United States , and the eighth-largest in the Southern United States as a whole. African-Americans make up nearly half
150-634: Is split into three properties: Camp Osage, Camp Cherokee and the Ozark Venture Base. The original Kia Kima facilities (pre-1963) have been restored and maintained as Old Kia Kima by a separate non-profit group. Camp Currier , Eudora, Mississippi, near Memphis, was founded in 1925 to host weekend camping and training events throughout the year. (The more remote Kia Kima operated only during the summer for most of its history.) The Great Smoky Mountain Council serves 21 East Tennessee counties and
175-630: Is the commercial and cultural hub of the Mid-South or Ark-Miss-Tenn . The census-defined combined statistical area covers eleven counties in three states, Tennessee , Mississippi , and Arkansas . As of 2020 census , the Memphis metropolitan area had a population of 1,389,905 The Forrest City, Arkansas Micropolitan area was added to the Memphis area in 2012 to form the Memphis–Forrest City Combined Statistical area. In 2023
200-467: Is the third largest gaming area in the U.S. after Las Vegas and Atlantic City. It also contains a lake beach at Sardis Lake near Batesville, Mississippi . Four Year Colleges and Graduate Schools Two Year Colleges Airports: Freeways: The area includes the following counties: According to U.S.census estimates for 2013, there were 1,371,110 people residing within the CSA. The racial makeup of
225-730: The Cumberland Plateau . Skymont Scout Reservation , which consists of over 2,400 acres (9.7 km ) on the edge of the Cumberland Mountains Plateau, hosts Scouts BSA summer camps, Cub Scout family camps and high adventure activities throughout the summer and other camps during the year. It is also home of the Talidandaganu' Lodge of the Order of the Arrow. The Chickasaw Council serves Scouts in
250-649: The Memphis metropolitan area , including all of Shelby County (Tennessee) and Crittenden County (Arkansas), as well as fifteen counties in the Mississippi Delta , including districts that were merged from the Delta Area Council in 1993. Kia Kima Scout Reservation , near Hardy, Arkansas on the South Fork Spring River , was founded in 1916 by Memphis philanthropist Bolton Smith . The reservation, which hosts Chickasaw Council summer camps,
275-1040: The Order of the Arrow . There are four Girl Scout councils serving Tennessee. See Scouting in Georgia for complete information. This council serves girls in Polk County, Tennessee Headquarters: Atlanta, Georgia Girl Scouts Heart of the South was established on June 1, 2008, by the merger of Girl Scouts of Northeast Mississippi, Girl Scout Council of Northwest Mississippi, Girl Scout Council of The Mid-South, and Reelfoot Girl Scout Council. It serves 6,000 girls and has 2,000 adult volunteers in west Tennessee, north Mississippi and Crittenden County, Arkansas . Headquarters: Memphis, Tennessee Camps: Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee serves over 14,000 girls and has 7,000 adult volunteers in 39 Tennessee counties. Nashville had its first troop in 1917 and Nashville Girl Scout Council
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#1732779953544300-632: The 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment. The boy scouts were chartered in Tennessee in 1910. Until 1974, some Tennessee councils of the Boy Scouts of America were racially segregated. (The Old Hickory council did not integrate until 1974.) Colored Troops, as they were officially known, were given little support from some Districts and Councils. Some Scouting executives and leaders believed that Colored Scouts and Leaders would be less able to live up to
325-611: The Appalachian Council, Girl Scouts of Tanasi Council, and Girl Scouts of Moccasin Bend Council. This council covers 46 counties in southwest Virginia, east Tennessee, and north Georgia and has service centers in Johnson City, Tennessee , Knoxville , and Chattanooga . Camps: Former camps: Memphis metropolitan area The Memphis–Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area , TN–MS–AR (CSA)
350-465: The CSA was 45.2% non-Hispanic White , 47.3% African American , 0.5% Native American , 2.2% Asian , <0.1% Pacific Islander , and Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.1% of the population. Memphis is the only metropolitan/combined statistical area in the United States with over a million people to have a plurality/majority African American population. The Jackson, Mississippi metropolitan area also has this distinction but only has around half
375-641: The Clarksdale, Mississippi Micropolitan area was also added to form the new Memphis-Clarksdale-Forrest City Combined Statistical Area which as of 2023 had a population of roughly 1.4 million people according to census estimates. The greater Mid-South area has a population of 2.4 million, according to 2013 census estimates. This area is covered by Memphis local news channels and includes the Missouri Bootheel , Northeast Arkansas, West Tennessee , and North Mississippi . The Memphis metropolitan area
400-548: The Memphis area. The Memphis area has a diverse and robust economy. Well positioned on America's largest river, the Mississippi , and located near the population center of the United States, Memphis is a distribution hub. FedEx maintains its global headquarters in Memphis and uses the Memphis International Airport as its global superhub facility making the airport the busiest cargo airport in
425-770: The United States. UPS also uses Memphis as a hub. The area is also home to one of the United States largest intermodal logistics centers. This includes being the third-largest trucking corridor, fourth-largest inland port, and third-largest in class I railroad services. The Mid-South has the largest percentage of people employed in logistics in the U.S. The Mid-South is also home to several Fortune 500 and 1000 companies, including FedEx , AutoZone , Regions Bank , ServiceMaster , BUPERS , First Horizon Bank , International Paper , and others. Companies including Nike , Baskin Robbins , Sharp , and Hewlett Packard operate large distribution centers out of Memphis. Healthcare has begun to play
450-703: The council's summer camp until 1977. The Middle Tennessee Council serves 37 Middle Tennessee counties, and is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee . The Sequoyah Council serves Scouts in Northeast Tennessee and Virginia . " Camp Davy Crockett ", near Rogersville, Tennessee , was founded in 1972. The Four Rivers District of the Louisville, Kentucky-based Lincoln Heritage Council includes BSA units in South Fulton, Tennessee , located on
475-793: The first official African-American Girl Scout troop in Tennessee was given. She also help fully desegregate the Cumberland Valley council in 1962. There are seven Boy Scouts of America (BSA) local councils in Tennessee . The Cherokee Area Council serves Scouts in Tennessee and Georgia , with the council office located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and The council is divided into four districts. Active from 1914, programs offered include: Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, Venturing, and Learning for Life. The council's Skymont Scout Reservation provides year-round and summer camping opportunities on
500-690: The ideals of the Boy Scouts. In 1917 the first girl scout troops in Nashville and elsewhere in Tennessee began meeting. In 1922 Knox County received a charter. In 1926 the Nashville Girl Scout Council was chartered. Most Girl Scouts of the USA units were originally segregated by race according to state and local laws and customs. In 1924, Josephine Groves then working at a shelter for African-American mothers and families in need in Nashville heard about Girl Scouting and attended
525-409: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cherokee_Council&oldid=964514459 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cherokee Area Council (Tennessee) Scouting in Tennessee has a long history, from
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#1732779953544550-638: The population of the metro area. The Mid-South has the highest percentage of African Americans of all large metro areas with at least a million people. It is the second-largest when metropolitan areas under a million people are factored in after the Jackson-Vicksburg-Brookhaven, MS Combined Statistical Area . The metro area is blue collar in nature and most of its growth can be attributed to its logistical infrastructure. Recently, however, more companies with technology backgrounds such as Electrolux and Mitsubishi have begun making inroads in
575-628: The region being known as the birthplace of Rock and Roll and Blues. Over eight million people visit the Memphis metropolitan area every year for tourist related activities. Over four million people visit Beale Street every year making it the most visited attraction in Tennessee. The Memphis Zoo is one of only four zoos in the U.S. to feature a giant panda and is routinely ranked as one of the best zoos in America. The Tunica casino resort area in Mississippi has over twelve million visitors annually and
600-725: The state border across from Fulton, Kentucky . Headquartered in Jackson , the West Tennessee Area Council (WTAC) serves Scouts in all Tennessee counties west of the Tennessee River except for Shelby County (Chickasaw Council). Camp Mack Morris in Camden, Tennessee serves as the primary camping facility for the WTAC and has been in continuous operation since 1946. It is also the home of Ittawamba Lodge 235 of
625-424: Was chartered in 1926. In 1958 a reorganization led to Cumberland Valley Girl Scout Council covering 20 counties in Tennessee and southern Kentucky. In 2006 a new realignment led to the current larger council. Headquarters: Nashville, Tennessee Camps: Founded in 2017, Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee Troop 6000 serves scouts at homeless shelters across Middle Tennessee. Formed by the merger of Girl Scouts of
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