Tukabatchee Area Council in Montgomery, Alabama
N 32° 21.004 W 086° 15.672
16S E 569517 N 3579478
Tukabatchee Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America
Waymark Code: WMJ0Z5
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2013
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The Tukabatchee Area Council was formed in 1919 as the Montgomery Council. The council later changed names to the Montgomery Area Council. The name changed again in 1947 to the Tukabatchee Area Council.
Based in Montgomery, other communities within the Council's service area include Prattville, Selma, Alexander City, Marion, Millbrook, Clanton, Greenville, Camden, Tuskegee and Wetumpka. The current council shoulder patch, adopted in 1989, depicts a fleur-de-lis inside a heart in the center of the state of Alabama. The fleur-de-lis represents the BSA while the heart is representative of Montgomery's claim as the "Heart of Dixie." The white stars in a blue arc with grey and red color scheme are reminiscent of the official flag of the City of Montgomery. The count of 14 stars represent the counties in the council's central Alabama service area. The council derived its name from the Creek Indians who inhabited much of Alabama and specifically south central Alabama prior to European settlement. Tukabatchee was a capital of the Creeks located at the convergence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers just east of what is now Montgomery. The tribe of Creeks occupying the area were known as the Alibamus. Alibamu is the name of the council's Order of the Arrow lodge.
Web site for this Scouting HQ: [Web Link]
Has a Scout Shop or Store: Yes
Has a Scouting Museum or Historical displays.: Yes
Scouting Organization: Boy Scouts of America
Address of the location: Tukabatchee Area Council
3067 Carter Hill Road
PO BOX 11106
Montgomery, AL 36111
Telephone Number: (334) 262-BOYS / (334) 262-2697 or (800) 97-SCOUT / (800) 977-2688
Type of HQ: Council HQ
Name of Scouting Organization if not listed above.: Not listed
Type of HQ (if not listed above): Not listed
Number of paid scouting employees: Not listed
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