The
Tukabatchee Area Council serves 14 counties in south central Alabama: Autauga,
Bullock, Butler, Chilton, Coosa, Crenshaw, Dallas, Elmore, Lowndes, Macon,
Montgomery, Perry, Tallapoosa, Wilcox. Based in MOntgomery, other communities
within the
The current council
patch, adopted in 1988, depicts a Fleur-de-lis inside a heart in the center
of the state of Alabama. The Fleur-de-lis represents the BSA while the heart
is representative of Montgomery's claim as the "Heart of Dixie."
The white stars in a blue arc with grey and red color scheme are reminiscent
of the official flag of the City of Montgomery. The count of 14 stars represent
the counties in the council's central Alabama service area. The
Council derived it's name from the Creek Indians who inhabited much of Alabama
and specifically south central Alabama prior to European settlement. Tukabatchee
was a capital of the Creeks located at the convergence of the Coosa and
Tallapoosa Rivers just east of what is now Montgomery. The tribe of Creeks
occupying the area were known as the Alibamus. Alibamu is the name of the
councils' order of the Arrow Lodge.
In
1949, the original Alabama Lodge changed its name to Alibamu Lodge from
Alabama Lodge. In 2000, Alibamu Lodge changed its name from Alibamu Lodge
to back to Alabama Lodge.
The Alibamu Lodge and the current Alabama Lodge totem is the right profile
of Creek Warrior wearing single feather.
Bill Morgan is
the Council Scout Executive in charge of the Council's professional staff
and managing all aspects of the day to day operations of the Tukabatchee
Area Council. Additionally, he is responsible for executing the plans
and directives of the Council's volunteer Executive Board. A longtime
professional scout, Bill has been at the helm in Montgomery for over a
decade.
For more information on the Council's staff, click
here.