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PLACES OF INTEREST

Boiling Springs, six miles south of Carlisle, delivers 24,000,000 gallons of fresh water a day, making it the largest spring in the state. Nearby are the remains of the old Carlisle Iron Works, the Ege Mansion, and the Ege Cemetery from the 18th century. A mile east is Allenberry Manor Hotel, Dining Room and Playhouse where summer stock plays are produced nightly except Sunday.

State Forests are within a dozen miles of Carlisle offering lakes, wild trees and plants, as well as birds and game for nature lovers. Fine specimens of the state tree, hemlock, may be seen at the Col. Denning State Park, north at Doubling Gap, on Rt 233. Pine Grove Furnace, Laurel Lake and Michaux State Forest offer picnic areas, summertime swimming, and amusements. The old furnaces may still be seen. Hammond's Rocks, near Pine Grove Furnace, offers a lofty view, from limestone crags, across a large portion of the valley. Col. Denning Park also has a lake and beach for swimming, plus a hiking trail to Flat Rock.

Laughlin Mill, dating back to 1763, on the eastern side of Newville, is the oldest and most colorful of the old mills in the region. It borders on the Big Spring, an excellent trout stream, and has recently been restored to its original condition.

Nearby is the Big Spring Presbyterian Church, organized nearly 175 years ago.

Shippensburg, founded in 1730, the second oldest town in the state west of the Susquehanna River, is the site of one of the State Colleges. At Widow Piper's Tavern, in 1750, the first court was held prior to the erection of the Cumberland County Court House in Carlisle.

Silver Spring Church, ten and a half miles east of Carlisle, on Route 11, built in 1783 and restored in 1928 to its original form, exemplifies colonial architecture at its best.

Carlisle Barracks, second oldest Army Post in the United States, now houses the Army War College, the senior educational program of the U.S. Army. A powder magazine from 1777 still stands as well as the Hessian Guardhouse from the Revolutionary War. In its time it has housed ten Army Schools including the Carlisle Indian School, made famous by Jim Thorpe; the Medical Field Service School, during World War II; and the Army Chaplains School.

MOLLY PITCHER

The renowned Molly Pitcher, at the age of fourteen, arrived in Carlisle from New Jersey. As Mary Ludwig, which was her real name, she served many years as a domestic servant.

She was married to John Hays, who was with the Revolutionary troops in New Jersey. Upon learning that he was wounded at Monmouth, she went to join him, and even fired his gun in battle. She did even more outstanding service by carrying water to the wounded on the hottest June day of that year. In full view of the British, but unmindful of her own danger, she filled and refilled a pitcher, out of which the wounded and dying drank. Molly Pitcher, the wounded would call, and so came her name.

John Hays was an invalid following the battle, and after his death, she married a comrade named McKelly. This marriage was unhappy and did not continue.

Molly Pitcher was hired by the county and worked about the courthouse in the last years of her life. She is buried in the old Graveyard, and her finest memorial was erected in 1876 with great town ceremonies.

CARLISLE BARRACKS

At the boundary of the Borough is Carlisle BArracks, the oldest Army Post in the country, which,  during the Revolution, was called Washingtonburg, the first place to be named in honor of General Washington. It was during the Indian Wars of 1757 that General Forbes organized the expedition which captured Fort Duquesne, now Pittsburgh. Hessians captured at the Battle of Trenton were imprisoned in the barracks. The "Hessian Guard House" is now a military museum, open from 1 to 5 p.m., Wednesdays and Sundays. At the post, supplies and munitions were gathered and troops were outfitted for the war. In some ways it actually constituted the country's first "West Point". It was a cavalry school at the time of the Mexican War and a recruiting center during the Civil War. It was burned by the Confederates. In 1879a young army officer, Lt. Richard H. Pratt, established here the Carlisle Indian School, which expanded until a thousand Indian boys and girls were gathered here for training in citizenship and manual arts. Under the coaching of "Pop" Warner, the "Carlisle Indians" athletic teams gained world-wide fame. During the World War, the Government distributed the pupils among the western schools and converted the plant into an army hospital. For 25 years (1920-45) the Medical Field Service School occupied the Post, instructing the medical officers in their military duties. During World War II, it gave field training to 36,000 officers. Carlisle Barracks is now the Army War College. 

POPULATION: 17,300 (Est.) in 4.7 square miles in borough limits. Cumberland County, 144,200 (Est.) Population trade area, 60,000.

ALTITUDE: 472 feet above sea level.

CLIMATE: Average temperature - 65 degress F. Annual precipitation - 41.76.

FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Borough-Manager-Councilmanic

CARLISLE TAX RATES: 
                 County  School  Borough
Real Estate      9 mills 37 mills 7 mills
Occupation       9 mills $10-$100
Per Capita                  $5       $5
Residence                   $5
Real Estate                 1/2%     1/2%
 Transfer Tax
Personal property 4 mills
Earned Income               1/2%     1/2%

ASSESSED VALUATION: 1966 - $22,453,300.00

STREETS: Total of 43.82 miles of streets, all paved.

SEWERS: 48 miles of city-maintained sewers.

WATER: Capacity of water works, 3,750,000 gallons per day, 40 miles of water mains.

POLICE DEPARTMENT: 17 police officers, 1 station, and 3 police cars.

FIRE DEPARTMENT: Volunteer fire department with 5 stations and 12 pieces of motor equipment and paid drivers.

GARBAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM: Maintained by the Borough at no charge to the citizens.

CHURCHES: 29 representing leading denominations, except Jewish.

EDUCATION: Dickinson College (liberal arts, co-educational), Dickinson School of Law, Carlisle Commercial College, Army War College at Carlisle Barracks. St. Patrick's Parish School. Ten elementary schools (public) with 133 teachers and 3,354 students. One Junior High School with 46 teachers and 991 students. One Intermediate High School with 48 teachers and 909 students. One Senior High School with 52 teachers and 849 students.

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MAP and GUIDE to Historic CARLISLE

Detailed map of Carlisle and Cumberland County

Statistical Abstract

Community Facilities

General Information

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CUMBERLAND COUNTY

MILES from CARLISLE to...

ALLENTOWN......100
ALTOONA........120
ASBURY PARK....194
ATLANTIC CITY..178
BALTIMORE.......75
BEDFORD.........80
BETHLEHEM......105
CHAMBERSBURG....33
COATESVILLE.....80
CUMBERLAND.....115
EASTON.........115
FREDERICK.......60
GETTYSBURG......30
GREENSBURG.....160
HAGERSTOWN......53
HANOVER.........30
HARRISBURG......18
HERSHEY.........30
JOHNSTOWN......156
LANCASTER.......55
LEBANON.........44
LEWISTOWN.......50
LOCK HAVEN.....129
NEW YORK.......194
NEWPORT.........25
NORRISTOWN.....102
PHILADELPHIA...120
PITTSBURGH.....180
READING.........72
SCRANTON.......147
SHAMOKIN........80
STATE COLLEGE...80
SUNBURY.........72
WASHINGTON.....112
WATKINS GLENN..223
WAYNESBORO......43
WILKES-BARRE...129
WILLIAMSPORT...108
WILMINGTON.....108
YORK............33

HOSPITALS: 1 - Carlisle Hospital with 254 beds.

NEWSPAPER: 1 daily - The Evening Sentinel - circulation 11,174.

RADIO STATIONS: WHYL operating on 5,000 watts of power, WHYL-FM operating on 780 watts of power, and WI00 operating on 1,000 watts of power.

AIR SERVICE: Harrisburg-York State Airport is 16 miles away and is serviced by Allegheny and TWA airlines.

BUS SERVICE: Greyhound Bus service everywhere. Transportation connecting Carlisle and Harrisburg - 14 runs daily. One local bus line.

RAILROADS: 2 - Pennsylvania and Reading, freight only.

BANKING: 4 trust companies, with total deposits of $359,565,139.00 and total resources of $410,684,333.00.

SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS: 2 - total resources of $36,136,232.00.

RETAIL SALES VOLUME: (1966) $45,017,000.00

RECREATION: 6 public and school playgrounds, Little League, Teener League Baseball teams; bowling; swimming; roller rink nearby; tennis; amusement parl; auto races; state parks nearby; country club with swimming pool and 18 hole golf course; 18 hole public golf course and 9 hole pitch & putt; playhouse; indoor and outdoor movies; trout fishing; hunting.

SERVICE CLUBS: Chapters of major service clubs are available including numerous civic and church clubs and organizations.

LIBRARIES: 1 public library with 23,016 volumes. 1 college library with 150,000 volumes.

UNITED COMMUNITY FUND: 1966 raised $188,000.00 for support of 22 member voluntary health, welfare and recreation agencies.