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

Hugh Henry Brackenridge

(1748 - 1816)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2026

1. Hugh Henry Brackenridge Marker

Inscription.
Founder of the Pittsburgh Academy in 1787
(became the University of Pittsburgh)
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice
Revolutionary War Chaplain in Washington's Continental Army
Member of the Pennsylvania State Assembly
Founder of the Pittsburgh Gazette in 1786
(became the Pittsburg Post-Gazette)
Dickinson College Trustee
Co-authored "Father Bombo's Pilgrimage of Mecca" (believed
to be first work of fiction written in America) and author of
"Modern Chivalry" (first American novel written and published
on the colonial frontier)

Erected 2025 by Cymry Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Colonists.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Communications • Patriots & Patriotism • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1787.

Location. 40° 11.876′ N, 77° 11.266′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It can be reached from no nearby street. Marker is in the Old Cemetery, accessed off South Street east of Hanover Street (PA Route 34). 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: General John Armstrong (a few steps from this marker);

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Major General John Armstrong (1717-1795) (a few steps from this marker); Old Graveyard (a few steps from this marker); Thompson's Rifle Battalion (within shouting distance of this marker); Brigadier General William Thompson (within shouting distance of this marker); Molly Pitcher (within shouting distance of this marker); Carlisle Old Graveyard Revolutionary War Soldiers (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Molly Pitcher (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Also see . . . H. H. Brackenridge (PA Center for the Book, Penn State Univ). (Submitted on June 30, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., June 28, 2026

2. Hugh Henry Brackenridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.