Scouting in North Carolina has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
Baden-Powell gained fame in Britain through his leadership of British troops during the siege of Mafeking during the Boer War in South Africa in 1899–1900.
Following this event a military training manual he wrote called "Aids to Scouting" gained popularity amongst boys in Britain.
In the early 1900s Baden-Powell began developing the concepts of scouting and he put his theories to the test during the summer of 1907.
A National Office was established in New York City and James E. West was hired to lead the new organization.
Troops were formed at schools and churches in Greensboro, Raleigh, Burlington, Durham, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, and other communities.
Adult volunteers in each area worked with boys in teaching outdoor skills, first aid, athletics, swimming, citizenship and leadership.
The Cape Fear Council was founded in 1989 and serves the southeastern corner of North Carolina.
Both are located on the Cape Fear Scout Reservation near White Oak, North Carolina, and have sites available for year-round camping as well.
[citation needed] The council is served by the Order of the Arrow through Itibapishe iti Hollo Lodge 188.
The Occoneechee Council was founded in 1929 and covers the Research Triangle and Sandhills regions in the central part of North Carolina.
Camp Campbell, located just across the NC-VA border on Kerr Lake near Clarksville, Virginia also features primitive facilities.
The Old Hickory Council was founded in 1917 and covers the western Piedmont Triad and Yadkin Valley regions, located in the northwestern part of the state.
They also own Raven Point, a small site with a cabin and deepwater dock located on High Rock Lake.
They also own Tommy Cox Memorial Scout Camp, a 4 acre property in Independence, VA on the New River.
It covers the counties of Alamance, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Guilford, Person, Randolph, and Rockingham.
[4] Old North State Council's Order of the Arrow counterpart is Tsoiotsi Tsogalii Lodge (#70).
The North Carolina counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Perquimans, and Pasquotank make up the Albemarle District.
Camping facilities are located at Pipsico Scout Reservation in Surry County, Virginia.
[9] It is believed that the first Girl Scout troop in North Carolina was started in 1914, though it is not clear where it was located.
[10] Girl Scouts spread quickly throughout North Carolina during the 1930s, and the first councils were organized around urban centers.
[11] This council serves nearly 8,000 girls in southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina, and has more than 4,000 adult volunteers.
In North Carolina, it serves the counties of Hertford, Gates, Camden, Currituck, Pasquotank, Chowan, Bertie, Washington, Tyrrell, Manteo, Perquimans, Hyde, and Dare.
It serves over 32,000 girls and has nearly 10,000 adult volunteers in the counties of Beaufort, Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Chatham, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lee, Lenoir, Martin, Moore, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Orange, Pamlico, Pender, Person, Pitt, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, and Wilson.
It serves the counties of Alamance, Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Graham, Guilford, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Randolph, Rockingham, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.
[20] It serves 19,000 girls in the counties of Anson, Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Rowan, Stanly, Union and York, South Carolina.