CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
PENNSYLVANIA
ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET
The history of Cumberland County in Pennsylvania, is recalled
through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this NEW 49 Page
Booklet, reprinted primarily from three hard-to-find
books: the 1843 edition of Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania
by Sherman Day, An Illustrated History of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
by William Egle, M.D., and Pennsylvania, a Guide to the Keystone State,
a WPA project published in 1940. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided
on 60# paper, with the print enlarged for easier reading. A clear vinyl sheet
has been added to protect the front cover.
The communities mentioned include: Carlisle, Shippensburg, Newville,
Middlesex, Mechanicsburg, New Cumberland, Wormleyburg, Fairview, Kingstown,
Stroughstown, Springfield, Lemoyne, Camp Hill, Roxbury, Spring Run, Shade
Gap, Biglerville, Millown, Oyster's Point, Whilehill, West Fairview, Bridge
Port, Shiremanstown, Shepherdstown, Hogestown, Worleytown, Churchtown, Lisburn,
New Kingston, Newbury, and Papertown (or Mt. Holly Springs).
The Day and Egle histories cover the early
development of this area, while excerpts from the WPA book, give a nostalgic
glimpse from a 1940 vantage point, including interesting historical notes,
especially as they relate to sightseeing possibilities. There is occasionally
some duplication of material, but often with a different slant or with additional
details.
Among the many and diverse subjects in
the booklet are: Early Settlers, and their Early Disputes; Court procedings,
including the public whipping of a woman "on her bare back"; Description of
Carlisle in 1753 and of "Fort Louther," a stockade built that year; Capt.
Jack, "a terror to the Indians"; Murder of a friendly Indian and his family;
British prisoners -- Major Andre and Lieut. Despard -- held in Carlisle; Early
Churches; Early history of Capt. Samuel Brady; William Denning and his "wrought
iron cannon"; Resolutions adopted in support of Boston in 1774; Revolutionary
War soldiers; George Washington in Carlisle; Points of Interest in Carlisle
w/ map; Irving Female College and Cumberland Valley Institute in Mechanicsburg,
and Dickinson College in Carlisle; Pennsylvania Turnpike and Turnpike Tunnels
in 1940; and other interesting bits of history and trivia.
ILLUSTRATIONS include Public Square in Carlisle (full page), Dickinson College
(2 vuews); Irving Female College,Soldiers' Monument in Carlisle, Cumberland
County Court House, and Carlisle Springs.
