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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHQ_carlisle-old-graveyard-revolutionary-war-soldiers_Carlisle-PA.html
Erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in grateful appreciation of the services of these soldiers of the Revolutionary War who lie buried here.Located and verified by The Cumberland County County Chapter of the D.A.R.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHP_brigadier-general-william-thompson_Carlisle-PA.html
The First Colonel of the U.S. Army
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHO_jim-thorpe_Carlisle-PA.html
In recognition ofthe athletic achievements ofJim ThorpeStudent of the Carlisle Indian SchoolOlympic Champion at Stockholm in 1912and in 1950 votedthe Greatest Athlete and Football Playerof the First Half of the 20th Century
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHN_prelude-to-gettysburg_Carlisle-PA.html
One of the great debates of our Country's history and legacy is what scholars call "the two Civil Wars": the first a matter of campaigns, generals, and troop movements and the second focusing on the ways that the great conflict affected the daily …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHM_molly-pitcher_Carlisle-PA.html
Mary "Ludwig" Hays McCauley, known as "Molly Pitcher," heroine at Battle of Monmouth, is buried in Old Graveyard just east of here. In this burial ground are graves of many distinguished citizens.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHL_the-high-street-train-stations_Carlisle-PA.html
On August 19, 1837, a jubilant throng gathered in Carlisle to watch the Cumberland Valley Railroad's first train roll down High Street. Bands played, speeches were made, and the crowds cheered as the "Cumberland Valley" locomotive and its yellow p…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHI_dickinson-college_Carlisle-PA.html
Dr. Benjamin Rush envisioned a new type of education for post-Revolutionary America, a useful education in the liberal arts. Rush, with the assistance of Col. John Montgomery of Carlisle, founded Dickinson College to prepare an engaged citizenry a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHH_carlisle-first-world-war-memorial_Carlisle-PA.html
Erected by Carlisle Civic Clubin memory of the men who losttheir lives in the First World War1917 - 1918——————————————Jacob M. Bonner · Abram DeWalt ·…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHE_centenary-building_Carlisle-PA.html
In 1827, a German Reformed congregation built a stone church at this location. At the time, a Methodist congregation was housed in a church on Church Alley. The location was not ideal due to boisterous behavior in the alley during church services …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMAHC_the-carlisle-theatre_Carlisle-PA.html
The Carlisle Theatre, originally called The Comerford, opened its doors in May of 1939. It was by far the grandest of three movie "palaces" all within a block of one another and was the first centrally air conditioned building in Carlisle.
The …