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In 1918, the Covington Council was founded as a “first-class,” or non-provisional Council, serving the city of Covington, Kentucky exclusively.
In January 1925, the Covington Council was re-organized as the Northern Kentucky Council, headquartered in Covington, Kentucky, and served the counties of Boone, Campbell, and Kenton. In February 1931, the counties of Bracken, Grant, and Pendleton were added to the Covington Council’s territory. The following year, 1932, the counties of Mason, Owen, Robertson and Fleming were added to the Covington Council.
In 1941, the Northern Kentucky Council moved its headquarters to Newport, Kentucky. In May 1944, Gallatin County was added to the territory jurisdiction. In September 1951, the counties of Bracken, Fleming, Mason, and Robertson were transferred to the jurisdiction of Scioto Area Council, #457, Portsmouth, Ohio.
In 1952, the Northern Kentucky Council moved its headquarters back to Covington and changed to Dan Beard Council.
In October 1956, the Dan Beard Council consolidated with the Cincinnati Area Council, Cincinnati, Ohio, to form the Dan Beard Council, #438, Cincinnati, Ohio. The territory of this consolidated council in 1956 was Boone, Campbell, Gallatin, Grant, Kenton, Owen, and Pendleton counties in Kentucky; and Brown, Clermont, and Hamilton counties in Ohio.