by Ray Ezell, Virginia Headwaters Council Historian and Asst. Southern Region-Area 7 Commissioner Within a few years after the incorporation of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) in 1910, the Scouting movement rapidly took hold in Waynesboro and the adjacent Basic City (formerly Waynesboro Junction) in eastern Augusta County. Basic City would, in 1923, be…

History of Scouting VA

30.11.2022

Boy Scouting in Gordonsville, Virginia, 1914-1931 – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

by Ray Ezell, Virginia Headwaters Council Historian The Boy Scout movement was incorporated quickly after 1910 in the urban centers of Virginia's Commonwealth (e.g., Staunton-1911; Richmond-1913; Charlottesville-1914; Newport News-1913; and Petersburg-1914, to name a few). Likewise Scouting in the rural towns and counties of Virginia also quickly developed a strong foothold within a few years…

History of Scouting VA

14.04.2024

(Expanded) Early History of Orange Boy Scout Troop No. 1, 1915-1918 – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

by Ray Ezell, Virginia Headwaters Council Historian Author's Note: An earlier version of this essay was first published in the Spring 2018 edition of the Orange County Historical Society's newsletter, the Record (Vol. 49, No. 1). The essay is reprinted here in its entirety with several content updates and revisions based on new research over…

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29.07.2025

New Revelations on the Beginning of Scouting in Orange, Virginia – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

by Ray Ezell, Virginia Headwaters council historian Previous research into the establishment of Boy Scouting in Orange, Virginia, indicated that Scouting began in February 1915 with the formation of Orange Troop No. 1 (see my earlier blog post, A Troop of Boy Scouts....). Prior research firmly established that Orange Troop No. 1 was led by…

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Boy Scouting Begins in Waynesboro, Virginia – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

Boy Scouting in Gordonsville, Virginia, 1914-1931 – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

(Expanded) Early History of Orange Boy Scout Troop No. 1, 1915-1918 – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

New Revelations on the Beginning of Scouting in Orange, Virginia – Central Virginia Boy Scouting Preservation Project

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