About the Council

Named for Cherokee Chief, Sequoyah
Mr. Dulaney, a Bristol businessman, traveled to London in 1910 to confer with Lord Baden-Powell
Ben L. Dulaney of Bristol, began scouting movement in our area
Troop 10 sponsored by First Baptist Church was formed
Other troops were formed in Greeneville in 1912 Johnson City and Kingsport in 1916
First Council formed in 1920 operated under name Johnson City, Tennessee Counci
December, 1922 operated under name Appalachia Council
1925 name changed to Cherokee Council Rufus
Lowe of Johnson City was employed as first full-time professional scout executive
About same time Chief Benge Council organized in Bristol Wilbur Hammer, a former Scout of Ben Dulaney named executive
Johnson City and Bristol merged in 1931 formed Chief Benge-Cherokee Council
Discovered Chief Benge was a renegade Indian renamed the Sequoyah Council after wise and just Cherokee Chief
Lonesome Pine Council in Southwest Virginia was added in February, 1979 to enlarge service area to eight counties in East Tennessee and 7 ½ in Southwest Virginia