Coosa Lodge Timeline

1891

• May 15 – E. Urner Goodman is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
• December 29 – Carroll A. Edson is born in Worchester, Massachusetts.

1910s

1910

• The Boy Scouts of America is founded.

1911

• Goodman joins the Scouting movement as a Scoutmaster for Troop 1 in Philadelphia.

1913

• Treasure Island Scout Camp opens near Philadelphia.
• Troop 1 attends camp at Treasure Island.

1914

• Troop 1 returns to camp at Treasure Island.
• Edson graduates from Dartmouth College, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

1915

• April – Goodman and Edson are hired by the Philadelphia Area Council as field commissioners.
• Goodman is selected as Camp Director at Treasure Island.
• Edson is selected as Assistant Camp Director in charge of commissary.
• July 15 – The first Order of the Arrow induction is held at Treasure Island.
• Goodman is the first to receive the Vigil Honor.

1917

• Dec - Goodman is promoted to Scout Executive of the Philadelphia Council.
• Edson receives the Vigil Honor.
• Edson joins the United States Army.

1918

• ?? - Goodman is drafted into the US Army during World War I.
• Dec - Goodman is discharged from the Army and resumes his profession career as Scout Executive in Philadelphia

1920s

1921

• Edson is hired by the Chicago Area Council as a Field Executive for the South Shore District.

1927

• Goodman is promoted to the Chicago Area Council as Scout Executive.
• Edson is hired to be the Scout Executive for Hudson Council in Jersey City, NJ.

1930s

1930

• June 17 - Cherokee Lodge #50 is founded. They become the first lodge chartered in the Deep South.

1931

• Apr - Goodman is promoted by Chief Scout Executive James E. West to become national program director of the BSA.
• Edson receives a master's degree from Columbia University.
• Edson attends Infantry School at Fort Benning
• Cherokee performs its first induction at Camp Andrews.

1934

• The Order of the Arrow becomes an official program of the Boy Scouts of America.

1936

• Edson attends Command and General Staff School at Fort Leavenworth.

1937

• Jun 30 - The first National Scout Jamboree beings in Washington, DC.

1938

• Sept 29 - Achunanchi Lodge #135 receives its first charter.
• Edson is promoted to the rank of colonel.
• Waite Phillips donated 35,857 acres of land in northeast New Mexico to the Boy Scouts of America, which becomes Philturn Rockymountain Scoutcamp. This land would eventually become known as Philmont Scout Ranch.

1939

• Sept 23 - Members of Cherokee Lodge perform the first induction ceremonies for Watonala Lodge #169 and Alibamu Lodge #179 at Camp Andrews during the first Area G Conference.

1940s

1940

• Goodman and Edson both receive the Distinguished Service Award as the Order of the Arrow celebrates its 25th anniversary.
• Edson is reacalled to active duty as an instructor at the Command and General Staff School in 1940
• Visiting members of Cherokee Lodge #50 conduct the first induction for Achunanchi Lodge at Camp Zinn.
• Cherokee Lodge sends three representatives to the 1940 Grand Lodge Meeting at Camp Twin Echo. The contingent is led by their Scout Executive and Supreme Chief of the Fire, George Simcox.

1945

• July 8 - Visiting members of Ittawamaba Lodge #235 conduct the first induction for Kaskanampo Lodge at Camp Westmoreland.
• July 11 – Kaskanampo Lodge #310 is issued its initial charter.

1946

• Cherokee adopts its lodge totem, a thunderbird with the head of an Ivory Billed Woodpecker.

1947

• Goodman is made an honorary chief of the Blackfoot Tribe of American Indians and given the name "Chief Eagle".

1948

• The first National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at Indiana University.
• Dr. Joseph F. Drake receives the Silver Beaver Award from the Tennessee Valley Council. He is believed to be the first African American honoree in the Deep South.

1949

• Kaskanampo hosts the first Regional Fellowship Conference for Region 5 at Monte Sano State Park in Huntsville, Alabama.

1950s

1950

• Kaskanampo creates its first emblem, a lodge flap, for the upcoming National Order of the Arrow Conference.
• The National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at Indiana University, where the Order of the Arrow celebrated its 35th anniversary.

1951

• Sept 16 - Goodman retires as national program director, ending his professional Scouting career. Upon his retirement, Goodman is awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humanics from Missouri Valley College.

1952

• Cherokee Lodge inducts its first Vigil Honor recipient, Zach "Chief" Cross, at Camp Dexter Hobbs during the 1952 Area 5-A Conference. Three other Arrowmen would keep the Vigil that night, as well.
• The National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at Miami University.

1954

• Cherokee hosts the Area 5-A Conference at Camp Indian Valley.
• Paul Bannon (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Chief.
• Paul Bannon (Cherokee) is elected as the National Vice Chief.

1955

• Kaskanampo Lodge hosts the Area 5-B Conference at Camp Westmoreland.
• Louis Williams (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Chief.
• Camp Drake, a Black Scout Camp in the Tennessee Valley Council, hosts its first Order of the Arrow induction for new members of Kaskanampo Lodge.

1956

• David Ivey (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Chief.

1957

• David Arnold (Achunanchi) is elected as the Area 5-A Chief.

1958

• Achunanchi hosts the Area 5-A Conference at Camp Zinn.
• George Doos (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Vice Chief.

1960s

1960

• Kaskanampo Lodge hosts the Area 5-B Conference at two sites: Camp Westmoreland and First United Methodist Church of Florence.
• Cherokee hosts the Area 5-A Conference at Camp Indian Valley.
• Allen Oaks (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Vice Chief.

1961

• Achunanchi hosts the Area 5-A Conference at Camp Zinn.

1962

• Larry Oaks (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Vice Chief.

1963

• David Glasgow (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-A Chief.

1964

• Kaskanampo hosts the final Area 5-B conference at Redstone Arsenal.

1965

• June 5 – Comer Scout Reservation opens near Mentone, Ala.
• Harry Merrill (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-E Vice Chief.
• Morgan Weed receives the Distinguished Service Award as a member of Kaskanampo Lodge.
• Goodman writes 'The Building of a Life'.

1966

• Achunanchi hosts the Area 5-E Conference at Comer Scout Reservation.
• Gary Tomlinson (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-E Vice Chief.

1967

• Cherokee hosts the Area 5-E Conference at Camp Indian Valley.
• Gary Tomlinson (Cherokee) is elected as the Area 5-E Chief.
• Gary Tomlinson (Cherokee) is elected as the National Vice Chief.
• Kaskanampo receives the National Award of Excellence for Region 5 as part of the 1967 Onward Arrow Plan.

1969

• Following a minor area realignment, Kaskanampo moves to Area 5-D.
• Mike Gurganus (Achunanchi) is elected as the Area 5-E Vice Chief.
• William C. Ingersoll receives the Distinguished Service Award as a member of Kaskanampo Lodge.

1970s

1970

• Kaskanampo hosts the Area 5-D Conference at Redstone Arsenal. They also celebrate their lodge's 25th anniversary that weekend.
• Achunanchi hosts the Area 5-E Conference at Comer Scout Reservation.
• Mike Gurganus (Achunanchi) is elected as the Area 5-E Chief.
• Kaskanampo is awarded the E. Urner Goodman Award for Camping, becoming the first lodge in Region V to receive the award.

1971

• Achunanchi receives the E. Urner Goodman Award for Camping.

1973

• Steve Mullins (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-4A Section Chief.

1974

• Cherokee hosts the SE-4A Conclave at Camp Sequoyah.

1975

• Achunanchi hosts the SE-4A Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation.
• Raymond Monroe is elected as the SE-4A Section Chief.

1977

• Kaskanampo hosts the SE-4A Conclave at Camp Westmoreland.
• Tim Kimbrell (Kaskanampo) is elected as the SE-4A Section Chief.

1979

• Tim Hall (Kaskanampo) is elected as the SE-4A Section Chief.

1980s

1980

• Mar 13 - Dr. Goodman dies from pneumonia. He was 88 years old.
• Mar 29 - Dr. Goodman is buried at Penney Farms, Florida.
• Danny Smith (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-4A Section Chief.

1981

• The Founder's Award is introduced at the National Order of the Arrow Conference.
• Cherokee hosts the SE-4A Conclave at Camp Sequoyah.
• Ken Rees (Achunanchi) is elected as the SE-4A Section Vice Chief.
• James E. Johnson receives the Distinguished Service Award as a member of Cherokee Lodge.

1982

• Following a region realignment, Cherokee, Achunanchi, and Kaskanampo all move to Section SE-3.
• Achunanchi hosts the SE-3 Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation.
• Ken Rees (Achunanchi) is elected as the SE-3 Section Chief.
• Hubert Couch (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-3 Section Vice Chief.

1983

• Kenneth G. Ackerman receives the Distinguished Service Award as a member of Cherokee Lodge.

1984

• Kaskanampo hosts the SE-3 Conclave at Camp Jackson.
• Drew Baird (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-3 Section Vice Chief.

1985

• Dan Baird (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-3 Section Vice Chief.

1986

• Oct 15 - Edson dies in Syracuse, NY.
• Frank Couch (Cherokee) is elected as the SE-3 Section Vice Chief.

1987

• Frank Couch (Cherokee) is re-elected as the SE-3 Section Chief.

1988

• Cherokee hosts the SE-3 Conclave at Camp Winnataska.
• Frank Couch (Cherokee) is re-elected as the SE-3 Section Chief.
• Brennan Smith (Kaskanampo) is elected as the SE-3 Section Vice Chief.

1989

• Achunanchi hosts the SE-3 Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation.

1990s

1990

• Mike Sutton (Kaskanampo) is elected as the SE-3 Section Chief.

1992

• Achunanchi hosts the SE-3 Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation. This was originally schedule to be hosted by Kaskanampo at Camp Jackson, but Kaskanampo declined the opportunity to host the event.

1993

• Following the 1993 National Realignment, Cherokee, Achunanchi, and Kaskanampo all moved to Section SR-8.
• Alan Camp (Cherokee) is elected as the SR-8 Section Vice Chief.

1995

• Kaskanampo Lodge celebrates its 50th anniversary.
• The Order of the Arrow Trail Crew program begins at Philmont Scout Ranch.

1996

• Kaskanampo Lodge hosts the 1998 SR-8 Conclave at Camp Jackson.
• The 1996 National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at Indiana University.

1997

• Following a minor region realignment, Cherokee, Achunanchi, and Kaskanampo all move to Section SR-8B.

1998

• Jan 1 – The Birmingham Area Council, Choccolocco Council, and Tennessee Valley Council are consolidated to form the Greater Alabama Council.
• Cherokee, Achunanchi, and Kaskanampo Lodges hold their first joint event, the 1998 Tri-Lodge Spring Fellowship, at Camp Winnataska.
• The 1998 National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at the University of Iowa.

1999

• Seth Hill (Achunanchi) is elected as SR-8B Section Vice Chief.
• Ben Kill (Kaskanampo) is elected as the SR-8B Section Secretary.
• The 1999 Coosa Lodge Fall Fellowship is held at Camp Comer, just before the lodge is set to receive its first charter. This was the first opportunity for charter members to buy the new Coosa Lodge flap. This is also where the first officers were elected.

2000s

2000

• Jan 1 - Coosa Lodge #50 is formed from the consolidation of Cherokee Lodge #50, Achunanchi Lodge #135, and Kaskanampo Lodge #310. James Flatt is selected as the first lodge adviser.
• Coosa hosts the 2000 SR-8B Section Conclave at Camp Sequoyah.
• Seth Hill is elected as SR-8B Section Chief.
• The 2000 National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at the University of Tennessee.

2002

• Following a region alignment, Coosa becomes a member of Section SR-6S.

2003

• Jim Ellison is elected as SR-6S Section Vice Chief.
• Coosa receives the National Service Award.

2004

• Coosa hosts the SR-6S Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation.
• Jim Ellison is elected as SR-6S Section Chief.

2005

• The Order of the Arrow Ocean Adventure program begins at the Florida National High Adventure Sea Base.

2007

• James Tarbox is elected as SR-6S Section Chief.
• Will Jackson is elected as SR-6S Section Secretary.
• Coosa receives the E. Urner Goodman Camping Award.

2008

• James Tarbox is re-elected as SR-6S Section Chief, then serves as SR-9 co-chief with Jordan Hammons (Aracoma).
• James Tarbox is selected as 2009 NOAC Shows CVC.

2009

• Following a region alignment, Coosa becomes a member of Section SR-9.
• Coosa hosts the inaugural SR-9 Section Conclave at Comer Scout Reservation.
• James Tarbox is elected as SR-6S Section Chief, then serves SR-9 as co-chief.
• Dr. James Flatt receives the Distinguished Service Award.
• The Canadian Odyssey Order of the Arrow High Adventure Program begins, based at the Northern Tier National High Adventure Base.

2010s

2011

• Nathan Moore is elected as SR-9 Section Vice Chief.

2012

• Nathan Moore is re-elected as SR-9 Section Vice Chief.
• James Tarbox receives the Distinguished Service Award.
• Keith Swedenburg receives the Distinguished Service Award as a member of Gamenowinink Lodge.

2013

• Nathan Moore is elected as SR-9 Section Chief.
• Jul 15 - The Summit Bechtel Family National Scouting Reserve opens, hosting the 2013 National Scout Jamboree.

2014

• The Order of the Arrow Summit Experience programing begins at The Summit Bechtel Family National Scouting Reserve.

2015

• Coosa attends the SR-9 Conclave at Camp Sidney Dew.
• The Order of the Arrow celebrates its centennial anniverary with 15,000+ in attendance for the National Order of the Arrow Conference at Michigan State University.
• Greg Moore receives the Distinguished Service Award.

2016

• Coosa attends the SR-9 Conclave at Camp Rainey Mountain.

2017

• Coosa attends the inaugural SR-9 Heartland Gathering at Camp Frank G. Lumpkin.
• Several members of Coosa Lodge attend the 2017 National Scout Jamboree as participants, staff, and members of Operation Arrow.

2018

• Coosa hosts the SR-9 Heartland Gathering at Comer Scout Reservation.
• The 2018 National Order of the Arrow Conference is held at Indiana University.