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The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College

 
 
The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015
1. The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College Marker
Inscription. Named for Charles Nisbet (1736-1804) of Montrose, Scotland, one of the great scholars of his time. First President of the College.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education.
 
Location. 40° 12.141′ N, 77° 11.885′ W. Marker is in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in Cumberland County. It is on West High Street (U.S. 11) 0.1 miles west of North College Street, on the right when traveling west. 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 Students Part Ways (within shouting distance of this marker); The Benjamin Rush Campus of Dickinson College (within shouting distance of this marker); Dickinson College (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beta Pi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old West (approx. 0.2 miles away); West College: A National Historic Landmark (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dickinson College during the Gettysburg Campaign (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Civic Club of Carlisle (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlisle.
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. The Forbes Road (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
 
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 Dickinson College. (Submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 30, 2015
2. The Charles Nisbet Campus of Dickinson College Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 5, 2019. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 649 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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