Quapaw Area Council
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| Owner | Boy Scouts of America | ||
| Location | 3220 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, AR 72202 | ||
| Country | United States | ||
| Coordinates | 34°45′47″N 92°18′40″W / 34.763°N 92.311°W | ||
| Founded | 1927 | ||
| Membership | 18,000 youth 3,600 adults |
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| Scout Executive | John Carman | ||
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| Gus Blass Scout Reservation Camp Rockefeller |
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| Location | Damascus, Arkansas | ||
| Coordinates | 36°20′40″N 91°35′32″W / 36.34455°N 91.59223°W | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Camp Ranger | Terry Jones | ||
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| Founded | June 1939 | ||
| Membership | 500 | ||
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The Quapaw Area Council is a regional council of the Boy Scouts of America. It is the largest Area Council in Arkansas in both area and members and is headquartered in Little Rock. The council serves over 18,000 youth and 3,600 adults in thirty-nine counties divided into ten districts, and approximately 100 boys become Eagle Scouts each year.
The Boy Scouts of America began in Arkansas in 1913, when the Little Rock Council was chartered by the National Boy Scout Council and was directed by a volunteer commissioner. In 1920, the Little Rock Council was reclassified and W. G. Moseley became the first council executive in 1921. Two years later, the Little Rock Council was renamed to the Pulaski County Council.
In 1927, the Pulaski County Council was renamed the Quapaw Area Council and covered several counties. In 1934, the Kanawha Area Council of Jefferson County was split between the Quapaw Area Council and the De Soto Area Council, which had a council office in El Dorado (Union County).
In May 2001, after years of struggling, it was decided that the Eastern Arkansas Area Council was no longer able to continue service. On October 8, 2001, the board of Quapaw Area Council voted to accept the merger proposal of the former EAAC, and the EAAC ceased to function, effective January 10, 2002. This merger enlarged the Council from seventeen counties to thirty-three counties.
In 2011 the Ouachita Area Council, founded in 1938, proposed that it merge into the Quapaw Area Council. On October 26, 2011, Quapaw’s executive board approved a request and the Ouachita Area Council ceased to function, effective January 11, 2012. This merger enlarged the Council from thirty-three counties to its current size of thirty-nine counties. The Diamond Lake and Nischa Sipo districts were part of the Ouachita Area Council prior to the merger.
Council members who have received national honors include Dr. Raymond V. Biondo and Dr. David Briscoe, both of whom received the Silver Buffalo Award.
The council is divided into 10 districts.
Currently the Quapaw Area Council owns and operates the Gus Blass Scout Reservation, west of Damascus, Arkansas.
The Gus Blass Scout Reservation also includes the Donald W. Reynolds Scout Training Center. This facilities include a 320-seat dining hall with commercial kitchen, 88 person/28 room sleeping wing including two ADA compliant rooms, 3 large classrooms, an area with a large fireplace, 2 large terraced areas and additional camping on the adjacent property.
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