The old Area E, and Area F-- which covered Pennsylania, Maryland, Virginia, and DC-- were combined to form Region 3 as part of the 1948 integration into the twelve scouting regions.

Reference: lists published by National, "Area, Area Leaders, and Lodges" (5/13/1949) and "Organizational Pattern and Local Lodge Listing, 1952"

Mercer County Council, located in northwestern Pennsylvania, also included the small community of Brookfield Township right across the border in Ohio. All region and council maps that I have seen prior to the 1973 Six Regions depict the Ohio-Penna. border as a region boundary. The most significant map of this era was in 1965, and did not include Ohio. However, research and maps of Region 3 published by Neal Bronder include that small part of Ohio.

• Between 1953 and 1954 Area 3-A experienced several realignments. First, Nentico 12 and the Virginia lodges split off to became Area 3-C by 1953:
  
  
  

  Old Area 3-A
  Area 3-A (1953)		to Area 3-C
  Unami 1 Monaken 103 Minsi 5 Memeu 125 Susquehannock 11 Acahela 223 Octoraro 22 Quekolis 316 3/27/53: Winingus 30 (rc) Guneukitschik 317 Ajapeu 33 Wapsu Achtu 343 Swatara 39 Tiadaghton 384 Delmont 43 Tuckahoe 386 Pohopoco 44 Tunkhannock 476 Ah-Pace 58		Virginia lodges: Nawakwa 3 Koo Koo Ku Hoo 161 Shenandoah 258 Shenshawpotoo 276 Blue Heron 349 Powhatan 456 Kecoughtan 463 Amanquemack 470 Chanco 483 Maryland: Nentico 12

  
  Reference: lists published by National, "Organizational Pattern and Local Lodge Listing, 1953"
  
  
• After the 1953 conference, northeastern Pennsylvania became 3-D, and by 1954 central Pennsylvania became 3-E. Southeastern Pennsylvania and the Delmarva Peninsula remained as 3-A:
  
  
  

  Old Area 3-A
  Area 3-A (1954-68)		to Area 3-D		to Area 3-E
  Unami 1 Minsi 5 Octoraro 22 Ajapeu 33 Delmont 43 Nentico 12 (from 3-C 1954) 6/22/1957: Nentego 20		Winingus 30 Ah-Pace 58 Memeu 125 Acahela 223 Quekolis 316 Tunkhannock 476		Susquehannock 11 Swatara 39 Monaken 103 Guneukitschik 317 Wapsu Achtu 343 Tiadaghton 384 Tuckahoe 386

  
  Reference: Dave Scocca
  
  
  
• In 1969, Pohopoco 44 merged with two lodges in Area 3-D, Ah-Pace 58 and Tunkhannock 476, to form Witauchsoman Lodge #44 in 3-D. In 1971, Memeu 125 from 3-D merged with Minsi 5 to form Kittatinny Lodge #5.
  
  
  

  Old Area 3-A
  Area 3-A (1969-73)		to Area 3-D
  Unami 1 8/1/71: Kittatinny 5    ├ Minsi 5    └ Memeu 125 (from 3-D in 1971) Nentico 12 Nentego 20 Octoraro 22 Ajapeu 33 Delmont 43		Pohopoco 44 (to Witauchsoman 44)

  
  
  

• At the 1953 3-B Area Conference at Twin Echo, there were 620 attendees from 16 lodges. Up to that time, this was the largest Area Fellowship Meeting ever to be held-- larger than all but four National Meetings.

  The 1953 Area 3-B conclave booklet also included "Indiana Lodge," a new lodge attending its first area meeting that August. It became Hopocan 275 after being officially chartered 3/9/54.
  Reference: Dick Wilson, National Secretary, as reported in that event's newsletter.

  
  

  Area 3-B (1953) Wagion 6 Eriez 46 Kuwewanik 57 Anicus 67 Sagamore 130 Ah'Tic 139 Unalachtigo 168 Chimalus 242 Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251 Deer Rock 256 Wopsononock 347 Packanke 419 Amadahi 441 Allegewi 455 7/29/53: Shingis 497 Summer 1953: Indiana 275

  
  
  
• At the 1953 3-B Area Conference at Twin Echo, there were 620 attendees from 16 lodges. Up to that time, it was the largest Area Fellowship Meeting ever to be held-- larger than all but four National Meetings. According to the 1967 Area 3-B Meeting booklet, it was at the 1953 Conference that it was decided to divide the Area into two new areas: the 8 lodges in the Pittsburgh area, and the 8 remaining lodges. A coin toss at the 1953 meeting determined that the first group of lodges would be become the new Area 3-F, and the second group would remain as Area 3-B (Price 3).
  Reference: 1953 3-B Area Conference newsletter
  
  

  Old Area 3-B Area 3-B (1954-70) to Area 3-F Eriez 46 Ah'Tic 139 Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251 5/29/1960: Gyantwachia 255    └ 1/1/1954: Chief Cornplanter 255 (nc) late 1959**: Skanondo Inyan 256    └ Deer Rock 256 (nc)/td> 9/70: Nachamawat 275    ├ Wopsononock 347    ├ Amadahi 441    └ Hopocan 275 (from 3-F) Packanke 419 Allegewi 455 Wagion 6 Kuwewanik 57 Anicus 67 Sagamore 130 Unalachtigo 168 Chimalus 242 Indiana 275 Shingis 497

  
  

  Trivia: these areas somewhat resembled the telephone area codes of the time: 814 for 3-B, and 412 for 3-F.

  
  
• Chief Cornplanter Lodge #255 changed its name to its namesame in Iroquoian, Gyantwachia-- possibly to differentiate from their council's name, Chief Cornplanter.
  Effective: 1/1/54
  
  
• **In Kiciyapi, The History of Langundowi Lodge 46, 1929 - Present, Todd Rogers explains:
  

  "Sometime after the Area III-B Conference in 1959, the lodge chief changed their name to Skanondo Inyan 256. 'Skanondo Inyan' comes from the Seneca language, and means 'Deer Rock'. The lodge maintained the same totem, a backwards facing deer superimposed on a rock.... Even while they were chartered as Deer Rock, the lodge frequently used 'Skanondo Inyan' on their papers and insignia, so the name change was not particularly surprising."

  This is also documented in the 1959 III-B Fellowship booklet, which lists Deer Rock Lodge 256, while the 1960 III-B booklet and event patch verify that Skanondo Inyan Lodge was the host lodge.

• Wopsononock 347 and Amadahi 441 merged with Hopocan 275 in Area 3-F to form Nachamawat Lodge #275 in 3-B.
  Effective: Sep., 1970
  

  References: The 1973 3-B booklet states 1970, and the 1974 NE-5C booklet states that Nachamawat-- who was also the host that year "became active in the fall of 1971". The 1991, 1992, & 1993 NE-5 Conclave booklets all state that Nachamawat was "chartered and organized in September 1970." Arapaho II 2000 & 1993 eds. and the Blue Book all give 1971. What this may mean, is that the predecessor lodges' charters maybe have lasted until the end of 1970, and that an official charter for the new lodge would've been Jan 1st.

  However, Allohak Menewi Lodge 57 History, 5th Anniv ed states: "After the merger of Blair Bedford, William Penn and Admiral Peary Councils in 1971, it became a necessity to merge the three chapters of the Order of the Arrow, Wopsononock, Amadahi and Hopocan into one. The first organization meeting of the new Lodge was held at Wopsononock Scout Reservation, the former Blair-Bedford Scout Camp on May 16, 1971. The Lodge name and totem were chosen, officers elected and activities planned." Not sure what this may mean. Either this date is actually when Nachamawat started to function as a new lodge, or it may just indicate when their first event was actually held. My preference would be to go by the earlier sources for the start date.

  • William Penn (Hopocan 275), Admiral Robert E. Peary (Amadahi 441), and Blair-Bedford (Wopsononock 347) merged to form Penn's Woods Council #508 in Windber, PA.
    Effective: 1970


• Historical note: "On December 29, 1949, a meeting convened at Alpine Scout Camp in northern New Jersey to plan the 1950 NOAC at Indiana University. In attendance were members of the national committee, as well as nine of the newly elected area conference chiefs, one from as far away as Texas. These young men met to discuss what they thought should happen at the next NOAC, and they elected Dick Wilson of [Chimalus 242] in Area 3-B, Washington, Pennsylvania, as the first National OA Conference chief."
  Reference: Journal of the American Scouting Historical Society



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  Area 3-B (1971-72) Area 3-B (1973) to Area 3-F 8/72: Langundowi 46    ├ Eriez 46    ├ Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251    └ Skanondo Inyan 256 Ah'Tic 139 Gyantwachia 255 Nachamawat 275 Allegewi 455 Packanke 419 (m' w/ Unalachtigo 168***)

  
  
  
  • Mercer County Council changed its name to Custaloga Council #531, of Sharon, PA. This then matched the name of it's camp, Custaloga Town Reservation.
    Effective: 1969
  
  
  
  • Eriez 46 merged with Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251 and Skanondo Inyan 256 to form Langundowi Lodge #46.
    Effective: Aug, 1972. At their first official event (Fall Conclave) in October of that year, they picked the new name and totem, the Iroquois Tree of Peace.
    
    
    • Washington Trail (Eriez 46) merged with Custaloga (Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251) and Colonel Drake (Skanondo Inyan 256) to form French Creek Council #532 in Erie, PA.
      Effective: 1972
  
  
  
  • ***Packanke 419 merged with Unalachtigo 168 to form Kuskitannee Lodge #168.
    Effective: 5/12/1973
    

    HOWEVER, according to the 1973 Area III-B Meeting booklet, Packanke 419 was in attendance that August, and only after the event would the lodge "cease to exist, and they will become part of a new lodge[, Kuskitannee 168.]" Kuskitannee, of course, was chartered to the "Moraine Trails Council... the result of a merger between the [Lawrence County] Council at New Castle and [Pioneer Trails Council at] Butler in early 1973."

    Neal Bronder, who attended as part of Packanke Lodge, confirmed this. "The officers at the 3-B Meeting were from Kuskitannee, but I believe we were registered as Packanke. I think they wanted to be part of the final 3-B Meeting."

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  Area 3-C (1953)
  Area 3-C (1954-72)		back to 3-A in 1954
  Nawakwa 3 Nentico 12 Koo Koo Ku Hoo 161 Shenandoah 258 Shenshawpotoo 276 Blue Heron 349 Powhatan 456 Kecoughtan 463 12/55: Amangamek-Wipit 470    └ Amanquemack 470 (nc*) Chanco 483		Nentico 12

  
  
  *Amangamek-Wipit 470 was originally chartered in March, 1952 without a name or totem. In June 1953, the first lodge name "Amanquemack" was obtained in a telephone conversation with a Delaware Indian language expert at the Smithsonian Institution. The lodge name was interpreted as "large fish"; there was no word for shark in the language. In late 1955, additional research was done on the lodge name. It was discovered that the word "Amanquemack" had been written down incorrectly in the original telephone conversation with the Smithsonian. The correct spelling was "Amangamek". The word for tooth, "Wipit", was added to complete the lodge name which first appeared in early 1956.
  
  Reference: Bret Hollander, Order of the Arrow in Cyberspace

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  Area 3-D (1954-70)
  

  1954: Wyona 18 (rc)

  Winingus 30

  1/1/69: Witauchsoman 44

  ├ Ah-Pace 58

  ├ Tunkhannock 476

  └ Pohopoco 44 (from 3-A)

  Memeu 125

  1969: Gischigin 223

  ├ Acahela 223

  └ Quekolis 316

  1962: Amad'ahi 542    ├ 2/3/1960: Kiminschi 542    └ 1/13/1960: Monsey 543




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  Old Area 3-D
  Area 3-D (1971-73)		to 3-A in 1971
  Wyona 18 Winingus 30 Witauchsoman 44 Gischigin 223 Amad'ahi 542		Memeu 125 (to Kittatinny 5)

  
  
  Reference: Dave Scocca

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  Area 3-E (1954-73)
  

  Susquehannock 11

  1972: Wunita Gokhos 39

  ├ Swatara 39

  └ 9/20/1956: Minqua 519

  Monaken 103

  Guneukitschik 317

  Wapsu Achtu 343

  Tiadaghton 384

  Tuckahoe 386

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  Area 3-F (1954-70) Wagion 6 10/15/1967: Kiasutha 57    ├ Kuwewanik 57    └ Chimalus 242 Anicus 67 Sagamore 130 Unalachtigo 168 Shingis 497 3/9/54: Hopocan 275    └ Summer '53: Indiana 275 (nc) 8/13/58: Ahtuhquog 540




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  Old Area 3-F Area 3-F (1970-73) to 3-B Sep 1970 Wagion 6 Kiasutha 57 Anicus 67 1971: Scarouady 130    ├ Sagamore 130    └ Shingis 497 Unalachtigo 168 Ahtuhquog 540 Hopocan 275 (to Nachamawat 275)




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  Old Area 3-F
  Area 3-F (1973)		to SE-1 in 1973
  Wagion 6 Kiasutha 57 2/1/1973: Tanacharison 67    ├ Anicus 67    └ 1971: Scarouady 130 5/12/73: Kuskitannee 168    ├ Unalachtigo 168    └ Packanke 419 (from 3-F)		Ahtuhquog 540




• Kuwewanik 57 merged with Chimalus 242 to form Kiasutha Lodge #57.
  Effective: 10/15/1967
  
  
  • Allegheny (Kuwewanik 57) merged with Nemacolin Trails (Chimalus 242) to form Allegheny Trails Council #524 in Pittsburgh, PA.
    Effective: 1967
  
  
  
• Anicus 67 merged with Scarouady 130-- which had only been chartered two years earlier-- to form Tanacharison Lodge #67.
  Effective: 2/1/1973
  
  
  • East Boroughs (Anicus 67) merged with Mon-Yough (Scarouady 130) to form East Valley Area Council #530 in Forest Hills, PA.
    Effective: 1973
  
  
  • Sagamore 130 merged with Shingis 497 to form Scarouady Lodge #130.
    Effective: 1971
  
  
  • Monongahela Valley (Sagamore 130) merged with Yohogania (Shingis 497) to form Mon-Yough Council #523 in Munhall, PA.
    Effective: 1971

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1973 Region 3 Lodge Listing (final 1973 conferences)

Area 3-A Unami Lodge One Philadelphia Council #525 Philadelphia PA Kittatinny Lodge #5 Hawk Mountain Council #528 Reading PA Octoraro Lodge #22 Chester County Council #539 West Chester PA Ajapeu Lodge #33 Bucks County Council #777 Doylestown PA Delmont Lodge #43 Valley Forge Council #507 Valley Forge PA Nentico Lodge #12 Baltimore Area Council #220 Baltimore MD Nentego Lodge #20 Del-Mar-Va Council #81 Wilmington DE attended both the final 3-A conference and the first SE-1 Section conclave in 1973 Area 3-B Langundowi Lodge #46 French Creek Council #532 Erie PA Ah'Tic Lodge #139 Bucktail Council #509 DuBois PA Packanke Lodge #419*** Moraine Trails Council #500 Butler PA Gyantwachia Lodge #255 Chief Cornplanter Council #538 Warren PA Nachamawat Lodge #275 Penn's Woods Council #508 Windber PA Area 3-C <did not meet 1973> Nawakwa Lodge #3 Robert E. Lee Council #602 Richmond VA Koo Koo Ku Hoo Lodge #161 & Powhatan Lodge #456 Blue Ridge Mountains Council #599 Roanoke VA Shenandoah Lodge #258 Stonewall Jackson Area Council #763 Waynesboro VA Shenshawpotoo Lodge #276 Shenandoah Area Council #598 Winchester VA Blue Heron Lodge #349 Tidewater Council #596 Virginia Beach VA Kecoughtan Lodge #463 Peninsula Council #595 Newport News VA Amangamek-Wipit Lodge #470 National Capital Area Council #82 Bethesda MD Chanco Lodge #483 Old Dominion Area Council #601 Suffolk VA met as part of Section SE-1 in 1973 Area 3-D Wyona Lodge #18 Columbia-Montour Council #504 Bloomsburg PA Winingus Lodge #30 General Sullivan Council #779 Towanda PA Witauchsoman Lodge #44 Minsi Trails Council #502 Lehigh Valley PA Gischigin Lodge #223 Penn Mountains Council #522 Wilkes-Barre PA Amad'ahi Lodge #542 Forest Lakes Council #501 Scranton PA Area 3-E Susquehannock Lodge #11 Keystone Area Council #515 Mechanicsburg PA Wunita Gokhos Lodge #39 Lancaster-Lebanon Council #524 Lancaster PA Monaken Lodge #103 Juniata Valley Council #497 Lewistown PA Wapsu Achtu Lodge #343 Susquehanna Valley Area Council #533 Sunbury PA Tiadaghton Lodge #384 West Branch Council #543 Williamsport PA Tuckahoe Lodge #386 York-Adams Area Council #544 York PA Guneukitschik Lodge #317 Mason-Dixon Council #221 Hagerstown MD attended both the final 3-E conference and the first Section SE-1 conclave in 1973 Area 3-F Wagion Lodge #6 Westmoreland-Fayette Council #512 Greensburg PA Kiasutha Lodge #57 Allegheny Trails Council #527 Pittsburgh PA Tanacharison Lodge #67 East Valley Area Council #530 Forest Hills PA Unalachtigo Lodge #168 Moraine Trails Council #500 Butler PA