The earliest known scouting activity in our area was in Beaumont.  Beaumont Troop 1 was organized Saturday night, September 16, 1911.  The meeting was held in the parlor of Holland Photographic Studio.  The first Scoutmaster was Tom Holland and the first Assistant Scoutmaster was William Holland Campbell.  Later meetings were in the basement of the First Methodist Church.

Early Troop 1 activities included the first wearing of the scout uniform at the Southeast Texas Fair in October, 1911, a hike to Spindletop Springs in January, 1912 to take a Troop Photograph, and a hike from Beaumont to Rollover in the summer of 1912.  It was reported that 55 scouts participated in the Rollover Hike but only 10 walked the entire distance. (About 140 miles)

 The Troop quickly filled nine patrols and had a waiting list.  This would indicate the boys of Beaumont were eager and ready for this new boys organization.   It is known that other Troops were organized in Beaumont and surrounding towns as the new movement became known and supported.  

 From the beginning of the BSA in 1910 until 1919, there was not much formal regional or national organization to Scouting.  Help came mainly through Troop leaders corresponding directly with national Headquarters. The first efforts to organize the country into Districts began as early as 1913-1914. In the fall of 1919,  Regions were set up and James P. Fitch was appointed the first Regional Executive of Region 9 including Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico.

In 1918, the Rotary Club in Port Arthur organized the Port Arthur Council.  Harold A. Taylor was the first Scout Executive.  The Beaumont Rotary Club organized the Beaumont Council in 1919 with Howard O. Hunter the Scout Executive.  In January 1921, Orange County became a new Council with J. P. Mestrezat the Scout Executive.  The name of the Orange Council was changed to Sabine Area Council in 1921.  In 1928 the Sabine Area Council and Port Arthur Councils merged keeping the Sabine Area Council name with the Council office in Port Arthur.  The Beaumont Council expanded over the years to include a large area of surrounding counties and the name was changed to Trinity Neches Council in 1941. 

 On March 1, 1970 the Sabine Area Council and the Trinity Neches Councils merged.  Harry Marr, Council Executive for the Sabine Area Council retired.  Bob Shoemaker, Council Executive of the Trinity Neches Council transferred to Texarkana, and Johnny Atkins was hired to lead the newly formed Three Rivers Council with offices in Beaumont.  Bob Sontag was the first Council President of the new Three Rivers Council.