CENTRAL FLORIDA COUNCIL 1922 to present (Orlando) |
last updated 5/2/26 | ||
merged with HALIFAX COUNCIL 1925 - 1933 (DAYTONA) |
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KNOWN CAMPS, PROPERTIES, AND CAMP PROGRAM NAMES
CAMP WEWA, 1920s? to 1949
Camp Wewa was the original camp property for Central Florida Council, in the town of Apopka. This camp became a center for Scouting statewide, as several troops from outside the council would travel there for their summer camp. Many annual statewide jamborees were also held at Wewa. Due to growth in the area, expansion of the camp would be problematic. the pollution to the camp lake, and Its location near a busy highway, the future for this venue was limited. Summer Camp ended at this site in 1949, after being leased to the YMCA of Central Florida for 1947 and 1948. The camp was sold by the council to the YMCA group in 1950.
"NEGRO CAMP" (Segregated Scout Camp) 1943 to 1945
"Negro Camp" was the name on the patch for the Segregated Scout Camp (SSC) for 1945. Central Florida Council operated a segregated summer camp program from 1943 to 1945 at Hungerford School, a segregated school located in Altamonte Springs.
CAMP HOWARD (Segregated Scout Camp) 1946 - 1970s
Camp Howard, located eleven miles southwest of Sanford in Seminole County, was created as a permanent camp for Black Scouts in 1946. The camp was named after William E Howard, the longtime inter-racial chairman in Central Florida Council. After desegregation in 1963, Camp Howard was still operated by the council as a weekend location. It and another nearby property (Camp Wilderness, undeveloped with few improvements) were both sold in the early 1970s.
DOE LAKE, 1947 to 1949
Camp Doe Lake was located in the Ocala National Forest, near the town of Umatilla. Summer Camp was held at this site in 1947 and 1948. In 1950, the property was obtained by a local 4-H group for their own camp.
CAMP LA-NO-CHE, aka LA-NO-CHE SCOUT RESERVATION, WINN-DIXIE SCOUT RESERVATION, LEONARD AND MARJORIE WILLIAMS FAMILY SCOUT RESERVATION 1950 to present
Camp La-No-Che is located in Lake County, near Paisley, at the southern edge of the Ocala National Forest. Over the years, the property has expanded to 1,480 acres. In the mid-1990s, the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain donated a large sum to the council, and obtained an agreement to rename the property "Winn-Dixie Scout Reservation". The naming agreement expired in 2007, and the naming rights were later obtained by the Leonard and Marjorie Williams Family Trust. Summer Camp programs began at La-No-Che in 1950, and long-term Winter Camp started in 2004.