Scouting in New Jersey 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. The second

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was in North Brunswick, although it was referred to in BSA publications as being in neighboring New Brunswick.

Early history (1910–1950)

In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#359) was formed, changing its name to the Ridgewood-Glen Rock Council (#359) in 1922. In 1919, the

Englewood Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#339) was formed, changing its name to the

(#350) in 1922. In 1915, the Paterson Council (#355) was formed, changing its name to the Paterson Area Council (#355) in 1927. The council changed it name again in 1942 to the Alhtaha Council (#355). In 1917, the

Bloomfield Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#333) and Nutley Council (#352) were formed. They merged to for the

Bloomfield-Nutley Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#333) in 1929. In 1935, Bloomfield-Nutley changed its name to Tamarack Council (#333). In 1915, the South Bergen County Council (#360) was formed, merging into the Tamarack Council (#333) in 1935. In 1913, the

Montclair Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#346) was formed. In 1918, the

Caldwell Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#334) was formed. In 1915, the Glen Ridge Council (#821) was formed. In 1931, the Montclair, Caldwell, and Glen Ridge councils merged to become the

Eagle Rock Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#346) in 1931. In 1915, the

East Orange Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#337) was formed. In 1917, the

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(#353) and West Orange (#363) councils were formed. In 1917, the

South Orange Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#345) was formed, changing its name to the

Orange Mountain Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#345) in 1919. In 1933, the East Orange, Orange, West Orange, and Orange Mountain councils merged to form the

Oranges and Maplewood Area Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#337). Oranges and Maplewood Area Council changed its name to Orange Mountain (#337) in 1949. In 1919, the

North Hudson Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#351) was formed, changing its name to the

Alexander Hamilton Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#351) in 1937. In 1921, the

Hoboken Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#341) was formed. In 1918, the

Jersey City Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#342) was formed. In 1936, the Hoboken and Jersey City councils merged to become the Hudson Council (342). In 1915, the Newark Council (#349) was formed, changing its name to the Robert Treat Council (#349) in 1933. In 1915, the Passaic Council (#354) was formed, changing its name to the Aheka Council (#354) in 1939. In 1931, the

(#346) was formed. In 1942, the Alhtaha Council (#355) was formed. In 1949, the

(#337) was formed. In 1921, the

North Bergen County Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#350) was formed. In 1918, the Bayonne Council (#332) was formed. South Jersey Cumberland County Council (#336) existed from 1919 to 1944 became part ofSouth Jersey Council (#336) which formed in 1944. Lenape Area Council #339 (1929-1932) eventually became part ofAtlantic Area Council (#331). Atlantic Area Council (#331) formed in 1926 and Ocean County Council (#341) formed in 1940, merged in 1992 creating Jersey Shore Council#341. Burlington County Council (#690) formed in 1925. Gloucester-Salem Council (#678) formed in 1924 and South Jersey Council (#336) formed in 1944, merged in 1967 to become Southern New Jersey Council (#334). Southern New Jersey Council (#334) and Burlington County Council (#690) merged to form Garden State Council (#690) in 2013. Camp Glen Gray, located in Bergen County, New Jersey (Northern New Jersey Council) has been continually active since 1917, and was originally located in a valley in the Ramapo Mountains in New Jersey. Camp Glen Gray is named after

Frank Fellows Gray Frank Fellows Gray (December 31, 1863 - 8, 1935), also known as Uncle, was a pioneer of Scouting in America, teacher and musician. He was a personal friend of Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell founder of the Scout Movement who on a visit ...

, (1869–1935) a well known early professional Scouter of that area. It was selected and developed by Gray to give a permanent summer camp for Scouts, and the camp is the first purpose-built Scout camp in New Jersey. Prior Scout summer camping experiments were typically temporary affairs at farm fields or church camps. Frank Gray was one of America's earliest Scoutmasters, having started Troop 4 in

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, known as the "

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Troop" in March 1909. He also created an honor program that was used in New Jersey and in the Brooklyn Council called "Senior Division". The camp ultimately reached a size of about and was operated by Eagle Rock Council, then Essex Council, and finally Northern New Jersey Council. In 2003, the camp was sold to the Bergen County Parks Commission and operated through a management agreement by the non-profit group Friends of Glen Gray, and is supported by a group of volunteers known as the "Old Guard". While no longer an "official" Boy Scout Camp, it does continue to host a large number of Scouting groups and activities throughout the year, as well as hosting a summer day camp for an area special-needs school. Notable Scout Walter Marty Schirra, Jr. (March 12, 1923 – May 3, 2007) earned the rank of First Class in Troop 36 in Oradell, New Jersey. He was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. He was also the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs (Mercury, Gemini and Apollo). Cub Scouting Origins – To begin including younger boys to Scouting, James E. West approved the formation of the Boy Rangers of America, a separate organization for boys eight through twelve based on an American Indian theme. The Boy Rangers used the Scout Law and Chief Guide Emerson Brooks was a Boy Scout commissioner in

. The BSA finally began some experimental Cubbing units in 1928 and in 1930 the BSA began registering the first Cubbing packs, and the Boy Rangers were absorbed. The Cub Scouting program used elements of

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Jungle Book ''The Jungle Book'' is an 1894 collection of stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. Most of the characters are animals such as Shere Khan the tiger and Baloo the bear, though a principal character is the boy or "man-cub" Mowgli, who ...

series, with the Cubmaster taking the role of Akela and the assistant Cubmaster the role of

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. The American program also syncretized American Indian elements, with all Cub Scouts belonging to the Webelos tribe, symbolized by the Arrow of Light and led by Akela. Webelos was also an acronym meaning Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout. The initial rank structure was Wolf, Bear and Lion, with ages of 9, 10 and 11. Dens of six to eight Cubs were entirely led by a Boy Scout holding the position of den chief. Mortimer L. Schiff – After a long tenure as vice-president of the BSA beginning in 1910, during which he also appeared on the cover of Time magazine on February 14, 1927, Mortimer L. Schiff was elected as president in 1931, but died after serving one month and Walter Head returned until 1946. Schiff's mother purchased and donated of land in New Jersey and donated it to the BSA, thus creating

Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation The Mortimer L. Schiff Scout Reservation, located in northern New Jersey, was a major Boy Scout training facility for almost 50 years. It was named after Mortimer L. Schiff, the father of John M. Schiff; both of whom were World Scout Committee me ...

as a national training center. Both Mortimer and his son, John M. Schiff, received the

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from the BSA. William "Green Bar Bill" Hillcourt –

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was one of the BSA's most prolific writers. He wrote numerous articles for

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and

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magazines, including a column aimed at patrol leaders under the by-line of "Patrol Leader Green Bar Bill". At least 12,610,000 copies of his three editions of the Boy Scout Handbook were printed. Hillcourt died in Europe while on a Scouting tour in 1992. He is buried with his wife Grace in St. Joseph's Cemetery in Mendham, New Jersey at Row 8, Block I, to be near

as he had lived for so many years. His legacy in Scouting and his influence continue in the programs and training of Scouting. Consequently, his writings are still used within the Scouting movement and his material continues to be reprinted in Scouting magazine. 1The Hiawatha Seaway Council operates the William Hillcourt Scout Museum at Camp Woodland in New York to "keep the traditions of Scouting alive" through the preservation of the history that is a foundation for today's Scouting movement Order of the Arrow – The first Order of the Arrow ceremony for the

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was held in New Jersey by

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using Scouts from the Treasure Island Scout Reservation. The 1925 and 1936 National

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Lodge Meetings were held at Treasure Island, New Jersey.

Recent history (1950–2010)

In 1954, the

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moved its National Headquarters from New York City to a new site at the southwest corner of

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and

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in North Brunswick, New Jersey, although the location appeared in BSA publications as "New Brunswick". The

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and a conservation education trail were also located there. The national headquarters moved to Irving, Texas in 1979. In 1968, the Hudson and Alexander Hamilton councils merged to become the

Hudson-Hamilton Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#348). In 1993, the Bayonne (#332) and Hudson-Hamilton (#348) councils merged to become the Hudson Liberty Council (#348). In 1969, the North Bergen County Council (#350) changed its name to the Bergen Council (#350) in 1969. The Ridgewood-Glen Rock Council (#359) merged with the Bergen Council (#350) in 1997. In 1972, the Aheka (#354) and Alhtaha (#355) councils merged to become the

Passaic Valley Council The Northern New Jersey Council was formed in January 1999 and serves Bergen, Essex, Hudson and Passaic counties as an effort to better serve the Scouting communities encompassed in these areas. History In 1915, the Ridgewood Council (#35 ...

(#353). In 1986 Tamarack Council dissolved, splitting into both the

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(#336) and

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(#338) councils. In 1976, the Orange Mountain (#337), Eagle Rock (#346), and Robert Treat (#349) councils merged to become the

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(#336). On January 1, 1999, the

(#336), Hudson Liberty (#338),

(#350), and Passaic Valley councils merged to become the Northern New Jersey Council (#333).

Boy Scouting in New Jersey today

There are seven

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(BSA) local councils active in New Jersey.

Washington Crossing Council

The Washington Crossing Council serves scouts in

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and scouts in two districts located in Western New Jersey that were transferred from the former Central New Jersey Council: The Mercer Area District in

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and the Hunterdon Arrowhead District in

Hunterdon County, New Jersey Hunterdon County is a county located in the western section of the U.S. state of New Jersey. At the 2020 census, the county was the state's 4th-least populous county,Roosevelt Scout Reservation
(Scouts BSA camp) *Camp Diller (Scouts BSA tent camp) *Camp Grice (Cub Scout camp and used for Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills (IOLS))
Pine Hill Scout Reservation
(Cub Scout camp)
Pine Tree Education and Environmental Center
(Cub Scout Camp)

Order of the Arrow Lodge

Lenape Lodge #8
a merger of Te'kening 37 (founded in 1999) and Hunnikick 76 (founded in 1935)

Jersey Shore Council

The Jersey Shore Council serves all of

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and Atlantic Counties, and parts of Burlington County.

Minsi Trails Council

The Minsi Trails Council serves Scouts of eastern

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, the

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, and

Warren County, New Jersey Warren County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. According to the 2020 census, the county was the state's 19th-most populous county,Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

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and

Passaic Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was the state's 16th-most-populous municipality,Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia * St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Man ...

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, and Union counties.

Girl Scouting in New Jersey

New Jersey is divided into four councils that were created by rearrangement of the previous eleven councils in 2007.

Girl Scouts of Central and Southern New Jersey

The Girl Scouts of Central and Southern NJ covers a bit more than nine counties: (

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, Burlington, Camden,

Cape May Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. Th ...

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Mercer Mercer may refer to: Business * Mercer (automobile), a defunct American automobile manufacturer (1909–1925) * Mercer (consulting firm), a human resources consulting firm headquartered in New York City, US * Mercer (occupation), a merchant or tra ...

Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada * Salem, Ontario, various places Germany * Salem, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Bodensee district ** Salem Abbey (Reichskloster Salem), a monastery * Salem, Schleswig-Holstein Israel * Salem (B ...

, and parts of

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) and serves over 27,000 girls and 11,000 adults. The council includes 3 service centers, 6 camps and 2 mobile resource centers. It was formed by the merger of Camden, Delaware-Raritan, and South Jersey Pines Councils on October 1, 2007. Planned merger date was July 1, 2007, but due to Delaware-Raritan's changed vote, the councils merged on October 1, 2007. They are headquartered in

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. Service Centers: *

- 40 Brace Road, Cherry Hill, NJ 08093 *

East Brunswick East Brunswick is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The suburban bedroom community is part of the New York metropolitan area and is located on the southern shore of the Raritan River, directly adjacent to New Br ...

- 108 Church Lane, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 * Newfield - 2944 Victoria Avenue, Newfield, NJ 08344 Camps: *Inawendiwin in Tabernacle, NJ *Oak Spring in Somerset, NJ *Camp Sacajawea (SACY) in Newfield, NJ *Kettle Run in

Medford, NJ Medford is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 24,497, an increase of 1,464 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 23,033, which in turn reflected ...

Past Camps: *Shepphard's Mill in Greenwich, NJ *Camp Sacajawea in

Sparta, NJ Sparta is a township in Sussex County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 19,600, a decrease of 122 (−0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 19,722, which in turn reflected an in ...

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey

Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey serves 17,000 plus girls in Hudson, Essex, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Southern Warren and parts of Middlesex counties. It was formed by the merger of Great Essex and Hudson Counties, Rolling Hills, and Washington Rock councils. Headquarters:

Westfield, NJ Westfield is a town in Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located southwest of Manhattan. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 31,032, an increase of 716 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 30,316, wh ...

Service Centers: * East - 120 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042 * West - 1171 Route 28, North Branch, NJ 08876 * Central - 201 Grove Street East,

07090 Camps: * Camp Lou Henry Hoover - in Middleville part of

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in Sussex County. It was opened in 1953. * Camp Agnes DeWitt Day Camp – in Hillsborough, NJ * The OVAL in the

South Mountain Reservation South Mountain Reservation, covering between 2,047 and 2,112 acres (between 8.28 and 8.54 km2), depending on the source, is a nature reserve on the Rahway River that is part of the Essex County Park System in northeastern New Jersey. It ...

in Maplewood, NJ

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore serves some 16,000 girls and has 6,000 adult volunteers in Ocean and most of Monmouth counties. Created in July 2007 by the merger of Monmouth and Ocean County Councils. Headquarters:

Farmingdale, New Jersey Farmingdale is a borough in Monmouth County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,504, an increase of 175 (+13.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,329, which in turn reflected a ...

Service Centers: *

Toms River, NJ Toms River is a township and coastal town located on the Jersey Shore in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County. ...

- Ocean Service Center, 1405 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, NJ 08753 * Farmingdale, NJ - Monmouth Service Center, 242 Adelphia Road, Farmingdale, NJ 07727 Camps: *Camp Sacajawea is in Farmingdale, NJ *Camp Amity Acres is of

pine barrens Pine barrens, pine plains, sand plains, or pineland areas occur throughout the U.S. from Florida to Maine (see Atlantic coastal pine barrens) as well as the Midwest, West, and Canada and parts of Eurasia. Perhaps the most well known pine-barre ...

Waretown, NJ Waretown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located on the Jersey Shore within Ocean Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Riverdale, NJ Riverdale is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,107, an increase of 548 (+15.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,559, which in turn reflected an inc ...

Service Centers: *

Paramus, NJ Paramus ( Waggoner, Walter H, ''The New York Times'', February 16, 1966. Accessed October 16, 2018. "Paramus – pronounced puh-RAHM-us, with the accent on the second syllable – may have taken its name from 'perremus' or 'perymus,' Indian for ...

- 300 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652 *

Randolph, NJ Randolph is a Township (New Jersey), township in southwestern Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 26,504, an increase of 770 (+3.0%) from ...

- 1579 Sussex Turnpike, Randolph, NJ 07869 *

Riverdale, NJ Riverdale is a borough in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,107, an increase of 548 (+15.4%) from the 2010 census count of 3,559, which in turn reflected an inc ...

- (closed for renovations until late 2011) Resource Center: *

Paterson, NJ Paterson ( ) is the largest city in and the county seat of Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Glen Spey, NY. It includes a glacial lake. *Lake Rickabear – in

Kinnelon, New Jersey Kinnelon () is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Morris County, New Jersey, Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, located approximately west of New York City. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 9,966, a ...

*Jockey Hollow Camp – in Mendham, New Jersey Camp Mogisca was sold in 2010.

Discontinued/Legacy Girl Scout Councils

The following New Jersey councils existed prior to mergers in the 1990s and 2000s: * Bergen Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007 * Burlington County Council - Became part of Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines in 1996 * Camden County Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007 * Delaware-Raritan Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007 * Great Essex and Hudson Counties Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008 * Holly Shores Council - Became part of Girl Scouts of the South Jersey Pines in 1996 * Leni-Lenape Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007 * Monmouth Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore in 2007 * Morris Area Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey in 2007 * Ocean County Girl Scout Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore in 2007 * Rolling Hills Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008 * South Jersey Pines Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts of Central & Southern New Jersey in 2007 * Washington Rock Council - Became part of the new Girl Scouts Heart of New Jersey in 2008

International Scouting units in New Jersey

Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség (''Hungarian Scout Association in Exteris'') is a Scouts-in-Exile organization created for youth of Hungarian descent. Scouting makes it possible for young men and women to learn more about their Hungaria ...

Hungarian Scouting The Scout and Guide movement in Hungary is served by * Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség, member of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts * Magyar Cserkészszövetség, member of the World Organization of the Scout Movement * ''Mag ...

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Passaic, New Jersey Passaic ( or ) is a City (New Jersey), city in Passaic County, New Jersey, Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city was List of municipalities in New Jersey, the state's 16th-most-populous ...

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New Brunswick, New Jersey New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Morganville was established as an independent non-profit in 2004 and concentrates on history of Scouting in New Jersey.

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New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America)