Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Dickinson School of Law

Photographed by Beverly Pfingsten, April 2, 2010

1. Dickinson School of Law Marker

Inscription. Oldest law school in Pennsylvania; founded in 1834 by the Honorable John Reed, eminent jurist, and author of "Pennsylvania Blackstone." Andrew Curtin, Civil War Governor, was one of earliest graduates.

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.

Location. 40° 11.96′ N, 77° 11.818′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on S. College Street close to South Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Carlisle PA 17013, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Civic Club of Carlisle (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Benjamin Rush Campus of Dickinson College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dickinson College (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dickinson Students Part Ways (approx. 0.2 miles away); West College: A National Historic Landmark (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College (approx. 0.2 miles

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away); The President’s House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The John Dickinson Campus of Dickinson College (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The Forbes Road (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Andrew Curtin Biography. (Submitted on May 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

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Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, April 2, 2010

2. Dickinson School of Law

Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 872 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 2, 2010, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.