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History of Illowa Council

History of Illowa Council

On January 24, 1908 the Boy Scouts movement began in England.  On February 8th, 1910 the Boy Scouts of America had officially become established as an organization for boys.  As the program grew from community to community the need to pool resources for programming created Councils.  As the years went on Councils needed to come together and continue to pool resources to create new opportunities to better serve the youth in our area.  Below you will see that over 20 Boy Scout Councils covered the area currently being served by the Illowa Council.  We are celebrating the 50 years of service the Illowa Council has provided to the Scouting program in our area.

#133 ILLOWA COUNCIL 1967-Present

Headquarters

Davenport, Iowa

Offices

4412 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52806 2009-Present

4711 N Brady St, Davenport, IA 52806 ?-2009

Walnut Center

311 E Main St, Suite 607, Galesburg, IL 61401 1993-?

Bondi Building

2804 Eastern Ave, Davenport, IA 52803 1980s

“Annie Wittenmyer Home”

2435 E Kimberly Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722 1970s

Counties Served

Iowa – Jackson, Clinton, Scott, Cedar, Muscatine

Illinois – Rock Island, Mercer, Henry, Bureau, Stark, Knox, Warren, McDonough

Districts

Iowa

Hoover – Muscatine, Cedar Counties – 1967-Present

Apollo – Scott County – 1967-1970’s

Kittan – Scott County – 1980’s-Present

Mesquakie – Clinton, Jackson Counties – 1967-Present

Illinois

Illiniwek – North Rock Island County – 1967-1992 (Merged to Sac Fox)

Three Rivers – Rock Island, Henry Counties – 1967-1992 (Merged to Sac Fox)

Sac Fox – Rock Island, Henry County – 1992-2004 (Merged to Saukenuk)

Chief Black Hawk – South Rock Island, Mercer Counties – 1967-2004 (Merged to Saukenuk)

Saukenuk – Rock Island, Henry, Mercer, Bureau Counties – 2005-Present

Medicine Lodge – McDonough, Warren Counties – 1994-2012 (Merged to Inali)

Sha Bo Na – Knox, Stark Counties – 1994-2012 (Merged to Inali)

Inali – Knox, Warren, McDonough, Stark Counties – 2012-Present

Scout Camps

Loud Thunder Scout Reservation

280 Acres near Illinois City, IL 1942 – Present

Fellheimer Scout Reservation

Gilson, IL 1941-2001

Camp Minneyata (Beside Happy Waters)

240 Acres near Dixon, IA 1928-1994

Camp Iten

Maquoketa, IA 1931-1987

Camp Mansur

40 Acres near Carbon Cliff, IL 1919-1969

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#38 Konepaka Ketiwa (Land of the Flying Eagle) 1994-Present

#170 Muc Kis Sou (Chief’s Name) 1967-1994

Iowa Side Council History

#176 Davenport Council
1915 – 1928

Headquarters

Davenport, Iowa

Counties Served

Iowa – Scott

Scout Camps

Springbrook Country Club – DeWitt, IA 1919 – 1921

Camp Peterson 1922

Sagamore Hill – Calamus, IA 1922 – 1925

Credit Island – Davenport, IA

Camp Minneyata – Dixon, IA 1928 – 1994

Name changed to #176 Buffalo Bill Area Council

#176 Buffalo Bill Area Council
1929 – 1958

Headquarters

Davenport, Iowa

Counties Served

Iowa – Scott, Muscatine, Cedar

Scout Camp

Minneyata (Beside Happy Waters) – Dixon, Iowa 1928 – 1994

Order of the Arrow Lodges

#313 Bison 1945 – 1952

#313 Golden Eagle 1955 – 1967

Merged with #174 Mesquakie Area Council to form #176 Buffalo Bill Council

#176 Buffalo Bill Council
1958 – 1967

Headquarters

Davenport, Iowa

Offices

324 Main St, Davenport, IA 52801

504 Putnam Building, Davenport, IA

Picture not available

212 Perry St, Davenport, IA – 1958

 

Counties Served

Iowa – Scott, Cedar, Muscatine, Clinton, Jackson

Districts

Hawkeye – Davenport

Black Hawk –

Two Rivers – Cedar County, Tipton

Hoover – Muscatine County, Muscatine

Valley – Clinton County, Clinton

Scout Camps

Camp Minneyata (Beside Happy Waters) – Dixon, Iowa 1928 – 1994

Camp Iten – Maquoketa, Iowa 1931 – 1987

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#313 Golden Eagle 1955 – 1967

Merged with #134 Sac Fox Council to form #133 Illowa Council

 

#174 Clinton Council
1918 – 1927

Headquarters

Clinton, Iowa

Scout Camp

Camp Dick Howes – Toronto, IA 1927

Name changed to #174 Clinton Area Council

 

#174 Clinton Area Council
1927 – 1933

Headquarters 

Clinton, Iowa

Counties Served

Iowa – Clinton, Jackson

Scout Camp

Pioneer – Preston, IA 1927 – 1933

Chris Werner – Maquoketa, IA 1929 – 1930

Camp Iten – Maquoketa, Iowa 1931 – 1987

Merged with #178 Dubuque Area Council to form #178 Northeast Iowa Council

 

#178 Dubuque Area Council
1928 – 1934

Headquarters

Dubuque, Iowa

Scout Camp

Burton – Durango, IA 1928 -1936

Name changed to #178 Northeast Iowa Council

 

#178 Northeast Iowa Council
1934 – Present

Headquarters

Dubuque, Iowa

Scout Camp

Burton – Durango, IA 1928 -1936

Klaus – Greeley, IA 1956 – Present

Clinton & Jackson Counties pulled out in 1936 to form #174 Mesquakie Area Council

#174 Mesquakie Area Council
1937 – 1958

Headquarters

Clinton, IA

Office

217 1/2 6th Ave South, Clinton, IA 52732

Counties Served

Iowa – Clinton, Jackson

Scout Camp

Iten – Maquoketa, Iowa 1931 – 1987

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#376 A-Me-Qua (Beaver – Shawnee) 1948 – 1959

Merged with #176 Buffalo Bill Area Council to form #176 Buffalo Bill Council

Illinois Side Council History

#134 Moline Council
1916 – 1927

Headquarters

Moline, Illinois

Name changed to #134 Moline Area Council

 
#134 Moline Area Council
1927 – 1959

Headquarters

Moline, Illinois

Scout Camp

Camp Mansur – Carbon Cliff, IL 1919 – 1969

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#170 Khu-Ku-Koo-Huu (Wise old bird in the forest) 1939 – 1959

Merged with #142 Fort Armstrong Area Council to form #134 Sac Fox Council

#134 Sac-Fox (Sac-N-Fox) Council
1959 – 1967

Headquarters

Moline, Illinois

Offices

1528 Third Ave, Moline, IL – 1960

Scout Camps 

Camp Mansur – Carbon Cliff, Illinois 1919 – 1969

Loud Thunder Scout Reservation – Illinois City, Illinois 1942 – Present

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#170 Wisaka (White Buffalo) 1959 – 1967

Merged with #176 Buffalo Bill Council to form #133 Illowa Council

 

#142 Rock Island Area Council
1916 – 1946

Headquarters

Rock Island, Illinois

Scout Camp

Camp Ta-Wa-Sen-Tha 1936 – 1940’s

Name changed to #142 Fort Armstrong Area Council

 

#142 Fort Armstrong Area Council
1946 – 1959

Headquarters 

Rock Island, Illinois

Counties Served 

Illinois – Rock Island, Mercer

Districts

West Rock Island, East Rock Island, South Rock Island County, Mercer County

Scout Camp

Na-Se-Us-Kuk (Loud Thunder) – Illinois City, Illinois 1942 – Present

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#504 Saukenuk 1954 – 1959

Merged with #134 Moline Area Council to form #134 Sac Fox Council

 

#125 Galesburg Council
1919 – 1927

Headquarters

Galesburg, Illinois

Scout Camps

Camp Paden – Gilbert Park, Knoxville, IL Pre-1924

Knox County Boys Camp, Galesburg, IL 1925

Camp Shaubena – Lake Braken Galesburg, IL 1924 – 1941

Name changed to #125 Knox-Warren Council

 

#125 Knox-Warren Council
1927 – 1934

Headquarters

Galesburg, Illinois

Scout Camp

Lost Arrow 1929-1936

Shaubena – Galesburg, IL 1926 – 1941

Order of the Arrow Lodges

#38 Shaubena (Chief’s Name) 1928 – 1931

#38 Indian Creek 1931

#38 Lenapen Wil (Indian Head) 1931 – 1933

#38 Pokawachne 1933 – 1938

Name changed to #125 Wigwam Council

 

#125 Wigwam Council
1934 – 1940

Headquarters

Galesburg, Illinois

Scout Camp

Lost Arrow 1929-1936

Shaubena – Galesburg, IL 1926 – 1941

Indian Creek Lodge – Kewanee, IL 1924 – 1957

Order of the Arrow Lodges

#38 Pokawachne 1933 – 1938

#38 Shaubena 1938 – 1941

Name changed to #125 Prairie Area Council

 

#125 Prairie Area Council
1940 – 1941

Headquarters

Galesburg, Illinois

Scout Camp

Indian Creek Lodge – Kewanee, IL 1924 – 1957

Shaubena – Galesburg, IL 1926 – 1941

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#38 Shaubena 1938 – 1941

Name changed to #125 Prairie Council

#125 Prairie Council
1941 – 1993

Headquarters

Galesburg, Illinois

Office

520 Bank of Galesburg Building, Galesburg, IL – 1972 – ?

311 E Main St, Suite 607, Galesburg, IL ? – 1993

Scout Camp

Indian Creek Lodge – Kewanee, IL 1924 – 1957

Shaubena – Galesburg, IL 1926 – 1941

Camp Wilderness – West Jersey, IL 1956 – 1977

Camp Pearl – Tennessee, IL 1962 – 1969

Prairie Council Scout Reservation – Gilson, IL 1941 – 1973

Fellheimer Scout Reservation – Gilson, IL 1973 – 2001

Delabar Exploring Base at Fellheimer – Gilson, IL 1973 – 2000

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#38 Inali (Black Fox – Cherokee) 1941 – 1967

Area absorbed by #133 Illowa Council 1994

 

#131 Kewanee Council
1920 – 1936

Headquarters

Kewanee, Illinois

Scout Camp

Shady Beach – Geneseo, IL Pre 1924

Shabbona – Geneseo, IL 1924 – 1931

Indian Creek Lodge – Kewanee, IL 1924 – 1957

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#45 Pokawachne (A creek between two hills) 1929 – 1938

Name changed to #131 Indian Creek Council

 

#131 Indian Creek Council
1936 – 1938

Headquarters

Kewanee, Illinois

Scout Camp

Indian Creek Lodge – Kewanee, IL 1924 – 1957

Order of the Arrow Lodge

#45 Pokawachne (A creek between two hills) 1929 – 1938

Merged with #125 Wigwam Council

 

#140 Princeton Council
1922 – 1929

Headquarters

Princeton, Illinois

Merged with #131 Kewanee Area Council

 

#769 Illinois Area Council
1927 – 1932

Headquarters

Macomb, Illinois

Merged with #125 Knox – Warren Council

 

Galva Council
1918 – 1920

Headquarters

Galva, Illinois

Disbanded

 

Geneseo Council
1917 – 1920

Headquarters

Geneseo, Illinois

Disbanded

This history was consolidated by Assistant Scout Executive Zachary Beuthien.  It is by no means definitive or exact.  Please share missing information (dates, camps, missed councils etc.) to zachary.beuthien@scouting.org.  Thanks!