Serving Six Counties in South-Central Pennsylvania
The New Birth of Freedom Council, headquartered in Mechanicsburg, PA, serves young people in six counties (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Perry, and York) in south-central Pennsylvania.
Our council results from the April 1, 2010, merger of the former Keystone Area (Mechanicsburg) and York-Adams Area (York) Councils.
About Our Council Name
Dating back to Forbes expedition from Carlisle in the French & Indian War, through the drafting and adoption of the Articles of Confederation in York, through Washington’s assembly of an army in Carlisle to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion, through multiple encounters in the Civil War, including the largest engagement ever on American soil at Gettysburg, and even continuing through Steelton’s and Mechanicsburg’s roles in the industrial modernization of the country, our area has played a significant role in building the country. The specific name came from President Lincoln’s remark near the end of the Gettysburg Address, where he expressed hope that a new birth of freedom would emerge from the conflict in which so many died.
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