OA Section List - Region 3

3-A | 3-B | 3-C | 3-D | 3-E | 3-F

1995 - 2021

1973 - 1992

1948 - 1972

1938 - 1948

Region 3 originally consisted of two areas: Area E, which covered eastern Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, and Virginia was renamed Area 3-A; and Area F, which covered western Pennsylvania, became Area 3-B:

I need to show councils with disbanded lodges that either rechartered with a new name OR merged into a council with existing lodge. I also need to correct boundary for SW Warren Co. when re-drawing maps for Region 3.

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.

Area 3-A (1949-52)
at least 26 lodges/34 councils

Eastern Pa. Lodges:	Maryland Lodges:
Unami 1	Nentico 12
Minsi 5	Guneukitschik 317
Susquehannock 11
Wyona 18 (dis '51)	Virginia Lodges:
Octoraro 22	Nawakwa 3
Ajapeu 33	1953: Koo Koo Ku Hoo 161 (nc)
7/5/51: Swatara 39	└ Ne-Pah-Win 161
Delmont 43	Shenandoah 258
Pohopoco 44	Shenshawpotoo 276
Ah-Pace 58	Blue Heron 349
Monaken 103	6/18/1951: Powhatan 456
Memeu 125	7/5/1951: Kecoughtan 463
Acahela 223	3/12/52: Amanquemack 470*
Quekolis 316	9/25/52: Chanco 483
Wapsu Achtu 343
Tiadaghton 384
Tuckahoe 386
6/19/1952: Tunkhannock 476

Area 3-B (1948-52)

Western Pa. Lodges:

Wagion 6

Eriez 46

Kuwewanik 57

Anicus 67

Sagamore 130

Ah'Tic 139

Unalachtigo 168

Chimalus 242

Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251

Cornplanter 255 (dis 1/50)

Deer Rock 256

Wopsononock 347

7/20/1949: Packanke 419

9/8/1950: Amadahi 441

6/18/1951: Allegewi 455

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.

Dave Scocca has created a very slick animated map from Youtube that shows the boundary changes for Region III.

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

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

Nentico 12 (from 3-C 1954)

6/22/1957: Nentego 20

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.

to Area 3-D

└ Memeu 125 (from 3-D in 1971)

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.

Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251

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 (nc)
└ 1/1/1954: Chief Cornplanter 255

late 1959**: Skanondo Inyan 256 (nc)
└ Deer Rock 256

Sep 1970: 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 new areas closely corresponds to the original telephone area codes 814, for 3-B, and 412 (now 724 & 412), for 3-F.

Chief Cornplanter changed name to Gyantwachia Lodge #255, 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

to Area 3-F

├ Ho-Squa-Sa-Ga-Dah 251

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."

More information on events and patch scans for 3-B and 3-F can be found at Area III-B Events

description:

Area 3-C (1953)

Area 3-C (1954-72)

back to 3-A in 1954

Dec, 1955: Amangamek-Wipit 470 (nc*)

└ Amanquemack 470

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

description:

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)

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

description:

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

description:

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

description:

Area 3-F (1954-70)

Wagion 6

10/15/1967: Kiasutha 57

8/13/58: Ahtuhquog 540

Hopocan 275 (to Nachamawat 275)

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

More information on events and patch scans for 3-B and 3-F can be found at Area III-B Events

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