Carlisle in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Carlisle
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
1. Carlisle Marker
seat of Cumberland County.
Historic old frontier town.
Supplied a contingent for
the first regiment of the
Continental Army in 1775.
March against the Whiskey
Rebels began here, 1794.
Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1751.
Location. 40° 11.545′ N, 77° 11.419′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on S Hanover Street (County Route 34), on the right when traveling north. 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: sun (approx. 0.2 miles away); The LeTort Spring Run and the U.S. Civil War (approx. 0.3 miles away); Butcher Family Tot Lot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Molly Pitcher (approx. 0.4 miles away); Carlisle Old Graveyard Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker
this page online
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
2. Carlisle Marker
Looking north on on S Hanover Street.
Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 5, 2010
3. Carlisle Marker
This view of the marker looks south on S Hanover Street.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 880 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 16, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.
