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New Hampshire Council is a division of
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that serves all of
New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...
. It was established in 1912.


History

In 1912, the Manchester Council (#330), a volunteer-led council, was organized. On January 9, 1920, the Manchester Council was granted an official charter by the Boy Scouts of America. In 1925, the Manchester Council acquired Camp Manning in Gilmanton for use as a summer camp. While the Manchester Council grew rapidly, the rest of New Hampshire’s Scouting program saw limited growth. On May 25, 1929, the Manchester Council was renamed the Daniel Webster Council (#330),and expanded to cover Scouting for the entire state. The new name was derived from New Hampshire statesman Daniel Webster. On February 8th, 2025, the council changed its name from Daniel Webster Council to New Hampshire Council.


Districts

Scouting America New Hampshire is split into seven geographical districts covering all of New Hampshire: *Abnaki District *Arrowhead District *Historic District *Massabesic District *Mt Monadnock District *Sunapee District *Wannalancit District


Order of the Arrow

Scouting America New Hampshire is served by Passaconoway Lodge 220 of the
Order of the Arrow The Order of the Arrow (OA) is the honor society of Scouting America, composed of Scouts and Scouters who best exemplify the Scout Promise, Scout Oath and Scout Law, Law in their daily lives as elected by their peers. It was founded as a camp fr ...
. The lodge contains seven chapters, each representing one of the seven districts. Passaconoway Lodge was founded in 1942. The totem of the lodge was chosen as the black bear as the word Passaconaway means “the child of the bear.”


See also

* Scouting in New Hampshire


References

Local councils of the Boy Scouts of America 1920 establishments in the United States Youth organizations established in 1920 Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America) {{Scout-stub