▁division . ▁The ▁App al ach ian ▁Division ▁operated ▁semi - as - a - separ ate ▁Council ▁inside ▁of ▁Buck sk in ▁for ▁around ▁ 2 ▁years ▁until ▁we ▁could ▁fully ▁integrate ▁into ▁the ▁council ▁and ▁obtain ▁leadership ▁roles ▁to ▁help ▁soft en ▁the ▁mer ger . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁T az ew ell ▁County , ▁B land ▁County ▁and ▁G iles ▁County ▁in ▁Virginia ▁along ▁with ▁Mer cer ▁County , ▁Mc D ow ell ▁County , ▁Mon roe ▁County , ▁Sum mers ▁County , ▁R ale igh ▁County ▁and ▁Wy oming ▁County ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁Mer ger ▁occurred ▁due ▁to ▁dow nt urn ▁of ▁coal ▁in ▁the ▁coal ▁count ies , ▁which ▁limited ▁the ▁re venue ▁from ▁don ations ▁for ▁the ▁council . ▁The ▁roots ▁of ▁the ▁App al ach ian ▁Council ▁was ▁much ▁like ▁Chief ▁Corn st alk ▁Council . ▁ ▁Council ▁# 7 0 7 ▁was ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Mc D ow ell ▁County ▁Council ▁( 1 9 2 5 – 1 9 2 8 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Southern ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Council ▁which ▁help ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁original ▁App al ach ian ▁Council ▁( # 6 7 3 ) ▁served ▁the ▁Beck ley , ▁W V ▁area ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁Southern ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Council ▁( # 7 0 7 ) ▁and ▁App al