Upton Hall

Upton Hall (HM2AY7)

Location: Carlisle, PA 17013 Cumberland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 12.587', W 77° 10.624'

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Upton Hall

Upton Hall has changed its identity in more ways than one. Constructed in 1941 and named for Colonel John Van Rensselaer Hoff, who had a career in military medical training, Hoff Hall served as an academic building for the Medical Field Service School and other schools that followed. When the Army War College arrived in 1951, Hoff Hall was renamed Root Hall, after Elihu Root, founder of the War College.
in 1967, the War College moved into a new academic building, dubbed Root Hall. The former Root Hall became Upton Hall, whose next major occupant, until 2004, was the Military History Research Collection, now the U.S. Army Military History Institute. Upton Hall next housed Headquarters, U.S. Army Garrison, Carlisle Barracks, which was joined a few years later by the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute.
Upton Hall honored Brevet Major General Emory Upton, prominent for his role in leading Union infantry to attack entrenched Confederate positions at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House in the Civil War. Upton was a firm advocate of Military education and was one of the first true American strategic thinkers. His work The Military Policy of the United States examined American Military policies and practices and was a very important influence on the leaders who

The marker is out of sight near the building walkway.


founded the War College
Donated by Janet Holiday, USAG Carlisle Barracks Commander, 2009-2011, and Mr. Rick Alwine
Eagle Scout Project by Timothy Loney, Troop 173
Research assistance from Jessica Sheets and the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Images from USAMHI, Personality Collection and Carlisle Barracks Collection
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HM NumberHM2AY7
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Date Added Thursday, August 30th, 2018 at 2:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 314728 N 4453314
Decimal Degrees40.20978333, -77.17706667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 12.587', W 77° 10.624'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 12' 35.22" N, 77° 10' 37.44" W
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Area Code(s)717
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 22 Ashburn Dr, Carlisle PA 17013, US
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