Organization
The council is divided into:
- Battlefield District: Adams county and Hanover. The name Battlefield reflects the Battle of Hanover and the Battle of Gettysburg, both fought during the American Civil War.
- Conococheague District: Franklin and Perry Counties. The name refers to a creek in Franklin County, Pennsylvania and a mountain of the same name in Perry County, Pennsylvania. The mountain is a significant portion of the Tuscarora State Forest, and the creek is a tributary of the Potomac River. The word Conococheague is translated from the Delaware Indian spoken language to mean water of many turns. The area along the creek was home to the first settlement in the area which was referred to as the Conococheague Region and eventually developed into present-day Chambersburg.
- Indian Rock: Southern York County. The name references the many American Indian settlements that were in the area. The Lower Susquehanna Watershed has the highest concentration of petroglyphs in the Northeastern United States with over 1,000 carved designs at a recorded at 10 sites.
- Keystone Capital District: Dauphin County. This district includes the Pennsylvania state capital city, and the name references the state nickname of the Keystone State. Pennsylvania was called this because of its central location, and also due to its commercial and political importance among the 13 colonies.
- Pioneer District: Cumberland County. The name reflects both the first pioneers to cross over the mountains to western Pennsylvania who started their journeys from this area and the name of one of the first steam locomotives running on the Cumberland Valley Railroad beginning in the 1850s.
- Susquehanna Trail District: Northeastern York County. Originally used by the Susquehannock, the trail began common use in the colonial period as a major travel route from York to Harrisburg.
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