▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁residents ▁of ▁Cl inton ▁Township . ▁Em m ons ▁returned ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 8 ▁with ▁another ▁w agon ▁load ▁of ▁supplies , ▁while ▁camp ing ▁he ▁was ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁tree ▁that ▁fell ▁on ▁the ▁w agon ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁sleep ing . ▁E agle ▁G range ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁in ▁Cl inton ▁Township ▁was ▁organized ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁rural ▁far mers ▁who ▁had ▁become ▁concerned ▁about ▁the ▁rising ▁costs ▁of ▁far ming ▁in ▁the ▁post ▁Civil ▁War ▁economy . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁gran ge ▁to ▁be ▁organized ▁in ▁Pennsylvania , ▁two ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁State ▁G range ▁and ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁The ▁National ▁G range ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁Pat rons ▁of ▁Hus band ry , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁National ▁G range ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Fred onia , ▁New ▁York ▁by ▁Oliver ▁Hudson ▁K elle y . ▁The ▁chief ▁object ives ▁of ▁the ▁E agle ▁G range ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁were ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁co - oper ative ▁purch asing ▁program ▁for ▁far mers , ▁the ▁lower ing ▁of ▁rail road ▁rates , ▁and ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁rural ▁free ▁delivery ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service . ▁The ▁G range ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁national ▁organizations ▁to ▁give ▁equal ▁status ▁to ▁female ▁members . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Cl inton ▁Township ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁the ▁West ▁Branch ▁Sus que h anna