Editing Scouting in Pennsylvania

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'''Scouting in Pennsylvania''' has a long and rich tradition, from 1908<ref name="On My Honor">{{cite book |last=Henning|first=Steve |editor= Susan Shelly |title= On My Honor - The Hawk Mountain Council Story ... 1908-2010 |year= 2009 |publisher= Company Heritage Books |isbn=9780980100914}}</ref>{{rp|55}} to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.
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==History==

===Early history (1908–1950)===
One of the earliest Scouting groups in Pennsylvania began in 1908 in [[Pottsville, Pennsylvania|Pottsville]], when a Superintendent with the [[Pennsylvania State Police]], Lynn G. Adams, formed a troop using [[Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell|Baden-Powell]]'s handbook, ''Scouting for Boys''. The troop was made up of two patrols, one sponsored by the Pottsville Mission and the other by the YMCA. Adams became the first Scoutmaster in Pennsylvania in 1910 soon after the BSA was incorporated.<ref name="On My Honor" />{{rp|55}} The oldest Pennsylvania Scout troop still in existence is "Troop Bala One" in [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania|Bala Cynwyd]], which was founded in 1908 by Frank H. Sykes.<ref>[http://bala_one.tripod.com/bala1/id2.html Troop Bala One History]</ref>

The first council in Pennsylvania was the Delaware & Montgomery County Council in 1911. This council eventually became the former Valley Forge Council, now part of the Cradle of Liberty Council.

[[File:Scout Basketball.jpg|thumb|[[Warren, Pennsylvania]], Boy Scout basketball team, 1912]]
Sixteen councils were chartered in America between 1910 and 1913. The seventeenth was the [[Chief Cornplanter Council|Warren County Council]] headquartered in [[Warren, Pennsylvania]]. This council later changed its name to Chief Cornplanter Council and is still in operation. It is currently the oldest existing, continuously registered council in America. The other preceding 16 councils either went out of business or merged with another council at some point in their history. The information for this paragraph was provided by the Registration Department of the National Office of the BSA, Irving, Texas, in October 2007.<ref>[http://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/HJ/2008/0/20081006.pdf ''legis.state.pa.us'']</ref><ref>[http://morainetrails.doubleknot.com/about-us/the-council/65473 ''doubleknot.com'']</ref><ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/81928909/ ''Warren Times-Mirror'' February 9, 1967]</ref>

Also in 1913, the Philadelphia Council opened the first American scout camp, [[Treasure Island Scout Reservation]], near [[Point Pleasant, Pennsylvania|Point Pleasant]]. Two years later, Dr. [[E. Urner Goodman]] and [[Carrol Edson]] founded the [[Order of the Arrow]], which inducted its first members on July 16, 1915 at Treasure Island.

In 1914, the [[Allegheny County Council]], forerunner of today's Laurel Highlands Council, was chartered. Also in 1914, the [[Philadelphia Council]] was chartered.

In 1915 charters were first granted to the councils headquartered in [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], and [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]].

In 1916, councils were chartered in [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]],<ref name="On My Honor" />{{rp|68}} [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]], and [[Scranton, Pennsylvania|Scranton]], among others. The council in Harrisburg is now part of New Birth of Freedom Council.

In 1917 [[Meadville, Pennsylvania|Meadville]], [[State College, Pennsylvania|State College]] and [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]] were granted charters by the National Office, along with nine other councils.

1919 saw the councils in [[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]], [[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]] and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] formed. Like Chief Cornplanter, the Chester County Council is still in operation, one of only a handful of small one-county councils left in America. The other one in Pennsylvania, [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania|Bucks County]] Council, received its first charter in 1927.

By 1920, forty-six councils had been chartered in Pennsylvania. Most of these were small councils no larger than the town they were named after. Some of these were known as "Second Class Councils".
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In the following years, other currently chartered councils were started: Juniata Valley in 1929; Bucktail in 1930; Columbia-Montour and Schuylkill County Area<ref name="On My Honor" />{{rp|56}} in 1931; and York-Adams in 1932.

1937 saw the formation of the current Westmoreland-Fayette Council in [[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]].

All other current councils in Pennsylvania are the result of mergers which began to occur in the 1960s through the present day.

1941 saw the creation of [[Camp Ockanickon]] in Bucks County Council.

Among the claimants for ''[[Oldest Scout Groups|First Boy Scout Troop in the United States]]'' is Troop 1 in [[Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania|Bala Cynwyd]].

Pennsylvania is home to the oldest annual Scouting event in the nation, the [[Valley Forge Pilgrimage|Valley Forge Pilgrimage and Encampment]].

In 1928, [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]] (and Erie native) [[Paul Siple]] was one of the first Scouts to travel to [[Antarctica]] with [[Richard E. Byrd|Admiral Richard Byrd]]. Byrd had held a national contest to invite worthy Eagle Scouts onto the expedition. Paul Siple later went on to develop what is now known as the "[[Wind Chill Factor]]"

The 1921 and 1931 National Order of the Arrow Lodge Meetings were held at Philadelphia, the 1922 and 1927 National Lodge Meetings were held at [[Reading, Pennsylvania|Reading]], and the 1940 National Lodge Meeting was held at [[Ligonier, Pennsylvania|Ligonier]].

In 1924, the [[McKean County Council]] (#499) was formed, changing its name to the [[McKean-Potter Area Council]] (#499) in 1926. In 1936, the council changed its name to the [[McKean-Potter Area Council]] (#499) in 1936. In 1947, the council changed its name to the [[Elk Lick Council]] (#499).{{listref|a}}

===Recent history (1950–1990)===
The [[National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)|1950 National Scout Jamboree]] was held at [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]]. That positive experience led to National Jamborees in 1957 and 1964 as well.

Outside of the few small councils mentioned above, the history of Pennsylvania councils over the past 50 years has been one of mergers.{{listref|a}}

Beginning in 1962, the Mid-Valley Council, headquartered in [[Peckville, Pennsylvania|Peckville]], merged with the former [[Daniel Carter Beard|Dan Beard]] Council in Scranton to form the Forest Lakes Council. Meanwhile, in 1970, the former [[Anthracite]] Council ([[Hazleton, Pennsylvania|Hazleton]]) merged with the former [[Wyoming Valley]] Council (Wilkes-Barre) to form the Penn Mountains Council. In 1984, the area comprising the former Anthracite Council removed itself from the Penn Mountains Council and joined neighboring Minsi Trails Council. Forest Lakes Council and Penn Mountains Council merged in 1990 to form the current Northeastern Pennsylvania Council, in [[Moosic, Pennsylvania|Moosic]].

In 1967, the former [[Nemacolin]] Trails Council in [[Washington, Pennsylvania]], merged with the Allegheny Council in [[Pittsburgh]] to become the Allegheny Trails Council. This council merged again in 1993 with East Valley Council to become the Greater Pittsburgh Council.

In 1969, the Lehigh County Council ([[Allentown, Pennsylvania|Allentown]]), Bethlehem Area Council and Delaware Valley Area Council ([[Easton, Pennsylvania|Easton]]) merged to form the current Minsi Trails Council in Allentown.

In 1970, the former [[Appalachian Trail]] Council and [[Daniel Boone]] Council merged to form the current Hawk Mountain Council in Reading.<ref name="On My Honor" />{{rp|85}} 1970 also saw the merger of the Blair-Bedford Area Council ([[Altoona, Pennsylvania|Altoona]]), [[William Penn]] Council ([[Indiana, Pennsylvania|Indiana]]) and [[Robert Peary|Admiral Robert E. Peary]] Council ([[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]) into the Penns Woods Council in [[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]].

In 1971, the [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] and [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon County]] councils merged to form the Lancaster-Lebanon Council. This council changed its name in 1995 to the [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] Council and is headquartered in Lancaster.

In 1972, the Washington Trail Council ([[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]]), Colonel Drake Council ([[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]]) and [[Custaloga]] Council ([[Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon]]) merged to form the current [[French Creek (Allegheny River)|French Creek]] Council, headquartered in Erie.

1973 saw the merger of the former [[Lawrence County, Pennsylvania|Lawrence County]] Council ([[New Castle, Pennsylvania|New Castle]]) with the former Pioneer Trails Council ([[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]]), forming the current Moraine Trails Council, host to two National Jamborees (see below).

Also in 1973, the former Elk Lick Council, in [[Bradford, Pennsylvania|Bradford]], merged into the Allegheny Highlands Council headquartered in [[Falconer, New York]].

In 1974, the former [[West Branch Susquehanna River|West Branch]] Council ([[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]) and [[Susquehanna Valley]] Area Council ([[Sunbury, Pennsylvania|Sunbury]]) merged to form the current Susquehanna Council in Williamsport.

In 1973, the [[Allegheny Highlands Council]] (#382) was formed from a merger of the Seneca Council (#750) and the Elk Lick Council (#499).{{listref|a}}

Other notable happenings in Pennsylvania Scouting at this time include:

The [[1950 National Scout Jamboree|1950]], [[1957 National Scout Jamboree|1957]], and [[1964 National Scout Jamboree]]s were held at [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]].

Half of the [[National Scout jamboree (Boy Scouts of America)|1973 National Scout Jamboree]] ("Jamboree East") was held at [[Moraine State Park]] in [[Butler County, Pennsylvania|Butler County]], where the [[1977 National Scout Jamboree]] and Campaganza 2010 were also held.

During 1975 and 1976, Scouts in the Philadelphia area could earn a "Colonial Philadelphia" [[merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)|merit badge]]. It could only be counted towards palms, not any rank, and came in a green border and a very yellow-green border. This was the only time BSA National approved a regional merit badge for any such use.

==Boy Scouts of America in Pennsylvania Today==

===Bucktail Council===
The Bucktail Council of the [[Boy Scouts of America]] serves [[Cameron County, Pennsylvania|Cameron]], [[Clearfield County, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]], [[Elk County, Pennsylvania|Elk]], [[Jefferson County, Pennsylvania|Jefferson]], and the western portions of [[Centre County, Pennsylvania|Centre County]]. The Council was organized on July 24, 1930, and headquartered in DuBois. The Council adopted its constitution and by-laws on April 28, 1931, thanks to the efforts of John Q. Groves of Dubois.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=DuBois Area Historical Society, Inc. :: Spring Walk At Camp Mountain Run, May 8 |url=http://duboishs.com/index.php/dubois-hs-blog/spring-walk-at-camp-mountain-run-may-8/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=duboishs.com}}</ref> The Council brought under a unified leadership several independent Boy Scout troops in the surrounding areas of [[Brockway, Pennsylvania|Brockway]], [[Brookville, Pennsylvania|Brookville]], [[Clearfield, Pennsylvania|Clearfield]], [[DuBois, Pennsylvania|DuBois]], [[Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania|Johnsonburg]], [[Mahaffey, Pennsylvania|Mahaffey]], [[Philipsburg, Centre County, Pennsylvania|Philipsburg]], [[Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania|Reynoldsville]], [[Ridgway, Pennsylvania|Ridgway]], and [[St. Marys, Pennsylvania|St. Marys]].

The first Council President was Lyle G. Hall (1930 – 1938, 1971), the first Council Scout Executive was H. B. Knepper (1930 – 1937), and the first Council Commissioner was H. T. Gray.

The name of the Council references the [[13th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiment]], also known as “Bucktails”, a volunteer infantry regiment that was part of the [[Army of the Potomac]] during the [[American Civil War]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rauch |first=William H. |url=https://archive.org/details/cu31924026471023 |title=History of the Bucktails: Kane Rifle Regiment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps (13th Pennsylvania Reserves, 42nd of the Line) |last2=Thomson |first2=O. R. Howard |publisher=Electric Printing Company |year=1906 |language=en}}</ref> When the regiment was first forming, one recruit —many of which were woodsmen and lumbermen— ornamented his hat with a tail from a [[White-tailed deer]] he had found in a butcher shop. Other men liked this decoration and adopted the practice, causing the regiment to be known as “Bucktails”.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=The History of Ah’tic Lodge – Scouting Memories |url=https://scoutingmemories.org/the-history-of-ahtic-lodge/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=scoutingmemories.org}}</ref>

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'''District'''

Bucktail Council has a single District, PA Eastern Wilds, which covers the following school districts: [[Cameron County School District|Cameron County]], [[Saint Marys Area School District|St. Mary’s]], [[Bald Eagle Area School District|Bald Eagle]], [[Clearfield Area School District|Clearfield]], [[Curwensville Area School District|Curwensville]], [[Moshannon Valley School District|Moshannon Valley]], [[West Branch Area School District|West Branch]], [[Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District|Philipsburg-Osceola Area]], [[Johnsonburg Area High School|Johnsonburg]], [[Ridgway Area School District|Ridgway]], [[Brockway Area School District|Brockway]], [[DuBois Area School District|DuBois]], [[Brookville Area School District|Brookville]], [[Clarion-Limestone Area School District|Clarion-Limestone]], [[Punxsutawney Area School District|Punxsutawney]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Districts |url=https://bucktail.org/districts/ |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Bucktail Council |language=en-US}}</ref>

====Camps====
*Camp Mountain Run
In 1931, the Council used Camp Coffman, the Oil City Scout Council's Camp (now part of [[French Creek Council]]), for their first summer camp program. On May 1, 1932, the Bucktail Council Camp Committee reported two sites had been inspected for the location of the Council’s own camp. One was near [[East Branch Clarion River Lake|East Branch Clarion River]] in Elk County and the second site near a beaver dam along Mountain Run Stream in [[Penfield, Pennsylvania|Penfield]], Clearfield County. The Council approved the leasing of the land on Mountain Run which would be developed into the 380+ acre present-day Camp Mountain Run Scout Camp.<ref name=":1" />

The land was first leased from the Kersey Mining Company and the [[Pennsylvania|Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]]. Later the [https://visitpago.com/the-history-of-the-shawmuts-rise-and-fall/ Shawmut Mining Company], which acquired the Kersey Mining Company’s portion, sold its tract of land to the Council in 1939 for one dollar. In 1962, through the efforts of J. Hall Stackpole (Seventh President, 1957 - 1960), his company, the [https://www.stackpole.com/about/history.html Stackpole Carbon Company] arranged a trade of 614 acres for the 307 acres still owned by the Commonwealth which he deeded to the Council.<ref name=":0" />

The Stackpole Carbon Company’s outstanding generosity continued by building and funding the original swimming pool in 1935 and supplied funding in 1960 for the renovation of its filtration system. In 1970, the [https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/stackpole-hall-foundation-reflects-on-70-years-of-giving-back/article_804dfbb0-9b2e-11ec-8230-175b77022425.html Stackpole-Hall Foundation] provided a large donation for the expansion and renovation of the Camp’s dining hall.<ref name=":0" /> 

====Order of the Arrow====
*Ah'Tic Lodge #139
In the Spring 1937, the leaders of Bucktail Council wanted to recognize those Scouts and Scouters who were “Honor Campers”, those who best exemplified the ideals of the [[Scout Promise|Scout Oath]] and [[Scout Law|Law]]. The Council did so by organizing a Camp Honor Society. Shortly thereafter, the Council’s Executive Board in January 1938 voted to apply for an [[Order of the Arrow]] Lodge Charter. This effort, led by John H. Keller (Second Council Executive, 1937 - 1942), would form the Lodge’s charter membership from those members of the original Honor Camper Society. On June 1, 1938, a ceremonial team from [[Laurel Highlands Council|Camp Twin Echo]] came to Camp Mountain Run to initiate those first members into the Order of the Arrow. The first official meeting of Ah’Tic Lodge was July 27, 1938, the name “Ah’Tic” taken from the [[Ojibwe|Chippewa]] language meaning “Standing Elk”.<ref name=":0" />{{Clear}}

===Chester County Council===
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The '''Chester County Council''' is a [[Boy Scouts of America]] service council that serves members of the Cub Scouts, Scouts BSA, and Venturing programs in [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]] and Northeastern [[Cecil County, Maryland]].{{cn|date=August 2022}}
====Camps====
Horseshoe Scout Reservation 
*[[Camp Ware]] ([[Peach Bottom, Pennsylvania]])
*[[Horseshoe Scout Reservation|Camp Horseshoe]] ([[Rising Sun, Maryland]])

====Order of the Arrow====

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===Chief Cornplanter Council===
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Known as "America's Oldest Council," CCC is the oldest existing, continuously registered council in the United States. In 1910, members of the community of [[Warren, Pennsylvania|Warren]] first explored Scouting activities. In 1913, the Boy Scouts of America gave a charter to an organization known as the [[Warren County, Pennsylvania|Warren County]] Council. Then in 1954 the council's official name was changed to Chief [[Cornplanter]] Council to honor the famous [[Seneca people|Seneca]]-[[Iroquois]] war chief and diplomat. In 2013, the council celebrated its 100th anniversary as the longest-tenured, unmerged Boy Scout Council in America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cccbsa.com/history.shtml|title=cccbsa Website|access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref>

====Camps====
*Camp Olmsted

====Order of the Arrow====
*Gyantwachia Lodge #255
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===Columbia-Montour Council===
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Columbia-Mountour Council is headquartered in Bloomsburg. It serves Columbia and Montour counties. The council operates Camp Lavigne with an office at 35 Camp Lavigne Road, [[Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania|Benton]]. During the summer season Camp Lavigne conducts a Boy Scout summer camp program, Cub Scout and Webelos Scout resident program, as well as a Cub Day Camp program.  During the non-summer season, Camp Lavigne hosts a Klondike Derby, Cub Winter Fun Day, Orienteering Competition, Cub Skill Weekend, and Haunted Harvest Fest.  The council's Order of the Arrow lodge is Wyona Lodge #18.
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===Cradle of Liberty Council===
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The '''Cradle of Liberty Council''' (#525) is a [[Boy Scouts of America]] council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Council (covering the city and county of [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]]) and the former Valley Forge Council (covering [[Delaware County, Pennsylvania|Delaware]] and [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery]] counties).
====Camps====
* [[Resica Falls Scout Reservation]] ([[East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania|East Stroudsburg]])
*[[Musser Scout Reservation]] ([[Marlborough Township, Pennsylvania|Marlborough Township]])
*[[Treasure Island Scout Reservation]] (''closed'')

====Order of the Arrow====
*[[Unami Lodge]] #1

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===French Creek Council===
{{Main|French Creek Council}}
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The '''French Creek Council''' serves scouts in six counties in northwestern [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio|Brookfield Township in Ohio]]. The council was organized in 1972 from a merger of the former Washington Trail Council of [[Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie]], Custaloga Council of [[Sharon, Pennsylvania|Sharon]], and Colonel Drake Council of [[Oil City, Pennsylvania|Oil City]]. Its headquarters is located in Erie, PA. The council is divided into three districts, Oliver Perry, Colonel Drake and Chief Kiondashawa, to effectively execute operations across  Northwest Pennsylvania.

====Camps ====
* Custaloga Town Scout Reservation ([[Carlton, Pennsylvania|Carlton]])

====Order of the Arrow====
*Langundowi Lodge #46

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===Hawk Mountain Council===
{{Main|Hawk Mountain Council}}
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The '''Hawk Mountain Council''' serves [[Berks County, Pennsylvania|Berks]], [[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill]], and [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon]] counties in [[Pennsylvania]]. The council has headquarters near [[Reading, PA]]. The Council was formed in 1970 with the merger of the Appalachian Trail and Daniel Boone councils.<ref>{{cite book|title = On My Honor - The Hawk Mountain Council Story ... 1908-2010 | publisher = Hawk Mountain Council| page =85}}</ref>
==== Camps ====
*Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation

====Order of the Arrow====
*Kittatinny Lodge #5

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===Juniata Valley Council===
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Blair, Huntingdon, Mifflin, Centre & Juniata Counties

====Camps====
*Seven Mountains Scout Camp

====Order of the Arrow====
*Monaken Lodge #103

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===Laurel Highlands Council===
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'''Laurel Highlands Council''' serves youth in Allegheny, Beaver, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, and Washington counties in Pennsylvania; Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, and Mineral counties in West Virginia; and Allegany and Garrett counties of Maryland.
Laurel Highlands Council was formed when the Greater Pittsburgh and Penn's Woods Councils merged in 2011. Potomac Council was then added in 2014.

==== Camps ====
*Camp Anawanna
*Camp Baker
*Camp Guyasuta
*Heritage Reservation (containing camps Liberty, Freedom, Eagle Base, and Independence)
*Camp Potomac
*Camp Seph Mack
*Camp Twin Echo. (1928-2020) closed July 2020

==== Order of the Arrow ====
*Allohak Menewi Lodge 57
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===Minsi Trails Council===
{{Main|Minsi Trails Council}}
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}}
'''Minsi Trails Council''' serves Scouts of eastern [[Pennsylvania]]'s [[Lehigh Valley]] and [[Pocono Mountains|Pocono]] regions as well as parts of western [[New Jersey]]. The council serves six counties: [[Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Lehigh]], [[Northampton County, Pennsylvania|Northampton]], [[Monroe County, Pennsylvania|Monroe]], [[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon]], [[Luzerne County, Pennsylvania|Luzerne]], and [[Warren County, New Jersey|Warren]].

The council was formed in 1969, after the merger of the Bethlehem Area, Delaware Valley Area, and Lehigh councils. The council consists of six districts and maintains two camping properties: Camp Minsi in [[Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania|Pocono Summit]], and Trexler Scout Reservation in [[Jonas, Pennsylvania|Jonas]].

====Districts====
*Anthracite District
*Forks of Delaware District
*North Valley District
*Pocono District
*South Mountain District
*Trexler District

On January 1, 2021 Minsi Trails Council realigned its districts by counties to form Carbon-Luzerne District, Lehigh District, Monroe District, Northampton District, and Warren District.

====Camps====
*Camp Minsi ([[Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania]])
*Trexler Scout Reservation ([[Jonas, Pennsylvania]]) Now no longer a Scout camp. Final season was 2023

====Order of the Arrow====
*Witauchsoman Lodge #44
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===Moraine Trails Council===
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|name=Moraine Trails Council #500
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|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters=[[Butler, Pennsylvania|Butler]]
|location= Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, and NW Westmoreland counties; Pennsylvania 
|country=United States
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|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
|chiefscout3=Ray Tennent
|website= [http://www.morainetrails.org morainetrails.org ]
}}

====Districts====
*Glacier Ridge District (Butler) 
*King Beaver District (Lawrence)
*River Valley District (Armstrong/NW Westmoreland Counties)

====Camps ====
*Camp Bucoco <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://morainetrails.doubleknot.com/camping/camp-bucoco/6541|title=BSA Camp Bucoco {{!}} BSA: Moraine Trails Council|website=www.morainetrails.org|access-date=2017-05-18}}</ref>

====Order of the Arrow====
*Kuskitannee Lodge #168

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===New Birth of Freedom Council===
{{Main|New Birth of Freedom Council}}
{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=New Birth of Freedom Council #544
|image=
|type=council
|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters=[[Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania|Mechanicsburg]]
|country=United States
|coords=
|f-date=April 1, 2010
|defunct=
|founders=
|founder=
|members=
|chiefscouttitle=President
|chiefscout=
|chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner
|chiefscout2=
|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
|chiefscout3= Ron Gardner
|website={{url|http://www.newbirthoffreedom.org |newbirthoffreedom.org}}
}}
The New Birth of Freedom Council serves south-central Pennsylvania. The council was formed by a merger of the York-Adams Area Council and Keystone Area Council on April 1, 2010.
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===Northeastern Pennsylvania Council===
{{Main|Northeastern Pennsylvania Council}}
{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Northeastern Pennsylvania Council #501
|image=
|type=council
|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters=[[Moosic, Pennsylvania|Moosic]]
|country=United States
|coords=
|f-date=1990
|defunct=
|founders=
|founder=
|members=
|chiefscouttitle=President
|chiefscout= Marianne Gilmartin
|chiefscouttitle2=Commissioner
|chiefscout2= Rick Stritzinger
|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
|chiefscout3= Mark Barbernitz
|website=[http://www.nepabsa.org nepabsa.org]
}}
'''Northeastern Pennsylvania Council''', with headquarters in [[Moosic, Pennsylvania|Moosic]], formed in 1990 from the merger of the Forest Lakes and Penn Mountains councils. The council serves units in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Its Order of the Arrow lodge is Lowwapaneu Lodge #191. It has two districts: Two Mountains and Dan Beard. The council operates two camps: Goose Pond Scout Reservation and Camp Acahela. Since its founding the council has conducted a biennial Traveling Camporee that takes Scouts to camp at locations that rotate among Williamsburg, Virginia, Baltimore Maryland, Boston, Massachusetts, Niagara Falls, New York, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

'''Camps'''
* Camp Acahela
* Goose Pond Scout Reservation
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===Pennsylvania Dutch Council===
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{{Infobox WorldScouting
| name =Pennsylvania Dutch Council #524
| image =Pennsylvania Dutch Council CSP.png
| type = council
| owner =[[Boy Scouts of America]]
| headquarters =[[Lancaster, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]]
| coords =
| f-date = 1971
| defunct =
| members =
| chiefscouttitle =President
| chiefscout = 
| chiefscouttitle2 =Commissioner
| chiefscout2 = 
| chiefscouttitle3 =Scout Executive
| chiefscout3 = Matthew Klutzaritz
| website =[http://www.padutchbsa.org padutchbsa.org]
}}
'''Pennsylvania Dutch Council''' is  in south-central [[Pennsylvania]] serving [[Lebanon County, Pennsylvania|Lebanon]] and [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]] counties. The council has two districts: Iron Forge and Susquehanna.

====Camps-====
*Bashore Scout Reservation
*J. Edward Mack Scout Reservation

====Order of the Arrow====
*Wunita Gokhos Lodge #39<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wg39.org|title=Wunita Gokhos|access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref>
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===Susquehanna Council===
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{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Susquehanna Council #533
|image=Susquehanna Council CSP.png
|type=council
|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters=[[Williamsport, Pennsylvania|Williamsport]]
|location=
|country=United States
|coords=
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|members=
|chiefscouttitle=President
|chiefscout=Robert Dluge<ref name="susquehannabsa.org">{{Cite web|url=https://susquehannabsa.org/connect/staff-assignments/|title = Staff Assignments}}</ref>
|chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner
|chiefscout2=R. "Butch" McCusker<ref name="susquehannabsa.org">{{Cite web|url=https://susquehannabsa.org/connect/staff-assignments/|title = Staff Assignments}}</ref>
|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
|chiefscout3=Dennis Dugan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://susquehannabsa.org/connect/|title = Connect}}</ref>
|website=[http://susquehannabsa.org susquehannabsa.org]
}}

====Camps====
*Camp Karoondinha ([[Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania|Glen Iron]])

====Order of the Arrow====
*Woapeu Sisilija Lodge #343
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===Washington Crossing Council===
{{Main|Washington Crossing Council}}
{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Washington Crossing Council(#777)
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|type=council
|owner=[[Boy Scouts of America]]
|headquarters=[[Doylestown, Pennsylvania|Doylestown]]
|location=
|country=United States
|coords=
|f-date=
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|members=
|chiefscouttitle=President
|chiefscout=William Pfundt
|chiefscouttitle2=Council Commissioner
|chiefscout2=
|chiefscouttitle3=Scout Executive
|chiefscout3=Magne Gundersen
|website={{URL|https://www.wccscouting.org/ |wccscounting.org}}
}}
The '''Washington Crossing Council''' (formerly Bucks County Council)mserves [[Bucks County, Pennsylvania]], [[Hunterdon County, NJ]], and [[Mercer County, NJ]].

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===Westmoreland-Fayette Council===
The Westmoreland Fayette Council was formed in 1937. The council is made up of three districts, Old Trails District based primarily out of Fayette County, Bushy Run District based primarily in Westmoreland County along with Laurel Hills District also based primarily in Westmoreland County. Throughout the time in which the council has been serving there have been 6 different districts. These districts were Braddock Trails, Bushy Run, Chestnut Ridge, Forbes, Laurel Hills, and Old Trails Districts. 
{{Infobox WorldScouting
| name =Westmoreland-Fayette Council #512
| image =Westmoreland-Fayette Council CSP.png
| type = council
| owner =[[Boy Scouts of America]]
| headquarters =[[Greensburg, Pennsylvania|Greensburg]]
| coords =
| f-date =
| defunct =
| members =
| chiefscouttitle =President
| chiefscout = 
| chiefscouttitle2 =Commissioner
| chiefscout2 = 
| chiefscouttitle3 =Scout Executive
| chiefscout3 = Marcus Ragland
| website =[http://www.wfbsa.org wfbsa.org]
}}

==== Camps====
* Camp Conestoga
*Camp Buck Run
*Camp Tenacharison

==== Past camps====
*Camp Wesco
*Camp Wildwood
*Camp Pleasant
*Camp Paul Bunyan

====Order of the Arrow====
*Wagion Lodge #6 <ref>{{url|www.wagion.org}}</ref>
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==Non-Pennsylvania-based Boy Scout councils==

===Allegheny Highlands Council===
{{main|Allegheny Highlands Council}}

===Baden-Powell Council===
{{main|Baden-Powell Council}}

===Five Rivers Council===
{{main|Five Rivers Council}}

===Potomac Council===
{{main|Potomac Council}}

===Mason-Dixon Council===
{{main|Mason-Dixon Council}}

==Girl Scouting today==
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{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Girl Scouting in Pennsylvania 
|image=Pennsylvania-gsusa.svg
|caption=Map of Girl Scout Councils in Pennsylvania 
}}
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===Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania===
Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania was formed on May 1, 2007 through the merger of Hemlock (Harrisburg), Penn Laurel (York), Penn's Woods (Wilkes-Barre), and Scranton-Pocono (Scranton) Girl Scout councils.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/GSHPA/about/|title=Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Shenk |first1=Rochelle A. |title=Penn Laurel Girl Scouts involved in May 1 merger |url=https://lancasteronline.com/news/penn-laurel-girl-scouts-involved-in-may-merger/article_a8ea7d4c-be89-5468-a9ec-c74055c1cb89.html |publisher=LancasterOnline |access-date=2007-03-29}}</ref>

{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Girl Scouts in the Heart of Pennsylvania
|image= 
|type=council
|owner=[[GSUSA]]
|headquarters=[[Camp Hill, Pennsylvania|Camp Hill]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Offices |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/our-council/offices.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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|website= [https://www.gshpa.org www.gshpa.org]
}}

====Camps====
*[[Camp Archbald]] ([[Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania|Susquehanna County]]). Established in 1920.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Archbald |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/archbald.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=About Camp Archbald |url=https://www.supportersofcamparchbald.org/about-camp-archbald |website=Supporters of Camp Archbald |access-date=17 May 2025}} Gives a history of the camp.</ref>
* Camp Happy Valley ([[Adams County, Pennsylvania|Adams County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Happy Valley |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/happy-valley.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Furnace Hills ([[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Furnace Hills |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/furnace-hills.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Small Valley ([[Dauphin County, Pennsylvania|Dauphin County]]).  At {{convert|762|acres}} is the largest of the council's camps <ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Small Valley |url=https://www.gshpa.org/en/discover/activities/camp---outdoors/small-valley.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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Past Camps:
* Camp Echo Trail ([[York County, Pennsylvania|York County]])
*Camp Golden Pond ([[Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania|Huntingdon County]])

===Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania===
Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania was created by a merger on April 28, 2007 between the Girl Scouts of Freedom Valley, Southeastern Pennsylvania, and Great Valley Councils. The merger became effective on May 1. Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania serves Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, and Philadelphia counties.<ref>{{cite web |title=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA, About Us |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/our-council/about-gsep.html |website=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>

{{Infobox WorldScouting
|name=Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania
|image= 
|type=council
|owner=[[GSUSA]]
|headquarters=[[Miquon, Pennsylvania|Miquon]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Contact Us {{!}} Girl Scouts |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/discover/our-council/contact.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
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}}

====Camps====
* Camp Mosey Wood is a year-round camp in [[Kidder Township, Pennsylvania|Kidder Township]] ([[Carbon County, Pennsylvania|Carbon County]]). The camp is {{convert|425|acres}} with a {{convert|13|acres|adj=on}} lake.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mosey Wood |url=http://www.gsep.org/en/camp/resident-camps/mosey-wood.html |website=Girl Scouts of Eastern PA |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref>
* Camp Wood Haven ([[Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Schuylkill County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Wood Haven |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/resident-camps/camp-wood-haven.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Laughing Waters in [[Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania|Gilbertsville]] ([[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]])  is {{convert|400|acres}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Laughing Waters |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/resident-camps/camp-laughing-waters.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Shelly Ridge  in [[Miquon, Pennsylvania|Miquon]] ([[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Montgomery County]]) also serves as the council headquarters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Shelly Ridge |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-shelly-ridge.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>
* Camp Mountain House is a day camp in the [[Lehigh Valley]] ([[Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania|Salisbury Township, Lehigh County]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Mountain House |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-mountain-house.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Mountain House |url=https://allentownpa.myrec.com/forms/6138_my23_camp_mountain_house.pdf |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
* Valley Forge Day Camp ([[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania|Valley Forge]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Valley Forge |url=https://www.gsep.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/camp-and-outdoors/day-camps/camp-valley-forge.html |website=Girl Scouts of the USA |access-date=17 May 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

====Past camps====
* Camp Hidden Falls ([[Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania|Dingmans Ferry]])
* Camp Tohikanee ([[Quakertown, Pennsylvania|Quakertown]])
* Camp Tweedale ([[Oxford, Pennsylvania|Oxford]])

====Divesting in camps====
According to a June 16, 2011 report, the council has decided to divest in Camp Tweedale, Camp Tohikanee, and Camp Hidden Falls.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gsep.org/blog/blog.php?ID=1 |title=Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania - GSEP Property Blog |access-date=2011-06-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625070743/http://gsep.org/blog/blog.php?ID=1 |archive-date=2011-06-25 }}</ref>
Camp Hidden Falls closed in 2012, while Camp Tweedale and Camp Tohikanee closed in 2015.
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/SaveCampTweedaleAndTohi/ {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref> In 2018, Hidden Falls became a part of the National Park Service's Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Camp Hidden Falls saved |url=https://natlands.org/news/camp-hidden-falls-saved/ |website=Natural Lands |access-date=19 January 2019}}</ref> Camp Tweedale was sold to the Chester Water Authority in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |title=Save Camp Tweedale! Facebook Group |website=[[Facebook]]|url=https://www.facebook.com/groups/123056881113000//}}</ref>

===Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania===
The Western Pennsylvania Council was formed through the merger of five regional councils:<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://triblive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/regional/s_535234.html|title=5 Girl Scout councils will merge|last=Rittmeyer|first=Brian C.|website=TribLIVE.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-08-26}}</ref> Keystone, Girl Scouts of Beaver and Lawrence Counties, Girl Scouts of Penn Lakes Council, Girl Scouts of Talus Rock Council and Girl Scouts-Trillium Council.{{Infobox WorldScouting
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}}

====Camps====
* Camp Conshatawba ([[Ebensburg, Pennsylvania|Ebensburg]])
* Camp Hawthorne Ridge is {{convert|207|acre|km2}} in [[Fairview Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania|Fairview Township, Erie County]]
* Camp Redwing ([[Renfrew, Pennsylvania|Renfrew]])
* Camp Skymeadow ([[Avonmore, Pennsylvania|Avonmore]])

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==Non-Pennsylvania-based Girl Scout councils==

===Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways===
{{Main|Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways}}

==International Scouting units==
* There are Homenetmen Armenian Scouts in [[Philadelphia]].<ref>St. Gregory the Illuminator, [[Armenian Apostolic Church]], http://www.saintgregory-phily.org, <!-- 8701 Ridge Ave, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19128 610-891-7710 --></ref>
* [[Külföldi Magyar Cserkészszövetség]] Hungarian Scouting maintains two troops in Philadelphia and one in Pittsburgh.

==See also==
{{commons category|Scouting in Pennsylvania}}
==Notes==
{{listref/reflist
|id1=a |ref1= {{Cite book |last1=Hook |first1=James |url=https://www.angelfire.com/tx6/patch/cspbook.html |title=An Aid to Collecting Selected Council Shoulder Patches with Valuation |last2=Franck |first2=Dave |last3=Austin |first3=Steve |year=1982}}
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Scouting in the United States}}

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[[Category:Youth organizations based in Pennsylvania]]
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[[Category:Northeast Region (Boy Scouts of America)]]