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

Carlisle

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

1. Carlisle Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1751 as the 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 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. 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° 11.619′ N, 77° 11.873′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is at the intersection of Walnut Bottom Road (Pennsylvania Route 465) and Bicentennial Drive, on the right when traveling east on Walnut Bottom Road. Located at Thornwald Park entrance. 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: Dickinson School of Law (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Carlisle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Butcher Family Tot Lot (approx. half a mile away); The Civic Club of Carlisle (approx. half a mile away); Molly Pitcher (approx. half a mile away); sun

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(approx. half a mile away); Gettysburg Campaign (approx. half a mile away); Carlisle Old Graveyard Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.

Also see . . . Carlisle, Pennsylvania. (Submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015

2. Carlisle Marker

Photographed by Shane Oliver, October 30, 2021

3. Carlisle Marker

Marker has been refurbished.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 995 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on December 19, 2021, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia.