Coosa Lodge
Coosa Lodge, WWW is the Order of the Arrow lodge of the Greater Alabama Council, Boy Scouts of America, and is headquartered in Birmingham, AL. Coosa Lodge was formed by consolidating three older lodges -- Cherokee Lodge #50, Achunanchi Lodge #135, and Kaskanampo Lodge #310) on January 1, 2000. The lodge consolidation committee, consisting of members from each of the old lodges, selected the name and totem from a list of candidates. The history of those lodge, including Vigil Honor recipients, Founder's Award recipients, Distinguished Service Award recipients, and more, is preserved as part of Coosa Lodge's history.
Origin and History
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See also: Cherokee Lodge History, Achunanchi Lodge History, Kaskanampo Lodge History
In 1998, the Greater Alabama Council was formed from a consolidation of the Tennessee Valley Council, Choccolocco Area Council, and Central Alabama Council. For a short time, each council's Order of the Arrow lodge was allowed to operate autonomously, but the new council was instructed to consolidate its three lodges into a single lodge. Coosa Lodge was issued its first charter on January 1, 2000.
Early Discussions
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1996 Scout-O-Rama
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1998 Tri-Lodge Spring Fellowship
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The Consolidation Committee
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1999 Fall Fellowship Pow-wow
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Lodge Name, Number, and Totem
The consolidation committee selected the name "Coosa" from a list of candidates, including each of the old lodge names. This name comes from the Coosa River, which runs trough eastern Alabama, and also from the Coosa tribe of American Indians, who lived on the shores of the river. In the 1500s, the Coosa chiefdom was considered one of the most powerful in the Southeast.
The number '50' was selected in order to preserve the history of Cherokee Lodge having the oldest continuous lodge charter in the South. Lodge #50 has not missed a single charter year since 1935.
Finally, the consolidation committee selected the red-shouldered hawk, an endanger species indigenous to each of the old lodges, as the totem for the new lodge.
Individual Awards and Recognitions
Vigil Honor
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Founder's Award
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See: Coosa Lodge Founder's Award Recipients
See Also: Order of the Arrow Founder's Award
James E. West Fellowship Award
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See Also: James E. West Fellowship Award
Coosa Lodge presents these Fellowships to Arrowmen who have spent countless hours further the ideals of the Order of the Arrow. The award is given as often as is deemed appropriate.
- 2006 - James Tarbox
- 2007 - Travis Tarbox
- 2008 - Stephen Hayes
- 2010 - Will Jackson
- 2011 - Will Cole
- 2012 - Devan Beitel
- 2014 - Luke Lockwood, Jacob Murphree
- 2015 - Thomas Willingham
- 2016 - Mr. Joey Kiker
Distinguished Service Award
See Also: Order of the Arrow Distinguished Service Award
As a Member of Coosa Lodge
- 2009 - Dr. James A. Flatt
- 2009 - James Tarbox
- 2015 - Mr. Richard Gregory ("Greg") Moore
As a Member of a Legacy Lodge
- 1965 - Morgan W. Weed, Kaskanampo Lodge #310
- 1969 - William C. Ingersoll, Kaskanampo Lodge #310
- 1981 - James E. Johnson, Cherokee Lodge #50
- 1983 - Kenneth G. Ackerman, Cherokee Lodge #50
Centurion Award
See also: Order of the Arrow Centurion Award
The Coosa Lodge Key 3 solicited nominations from all of the former Coosa Lodge chiefs and advisers. Then, after careful consideration, twelve recipients were selected from those nominations. Those receipients were:
- Christopher D. Brightwell
- Zack “Chief” Cross
- James A. Flatt
- Mark Hayes
- Phillip Seth Hill
- Jon Ingram
- William P. Jackson
- Joseph F. Kiker
- Donald D. Russell, Jr.
- David R. Self
- Clarence Julian Simmons, III
- Daniel E. Wright
Lodge Awards and Recognitions
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