Historical Markers in Hampden Township, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is the county seat for Cumberland County
Camp Hill is in Cumberland County
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On Carlisle Pike, 0.1 miles west of St. John's Road, on the right when traveling west.
Present building erected in 1798 by a Reformed congregation. Half-interest in 1806 by a Lutheran congregation; in joint use until 1866. Kept in its original form; used annually by St. John's Lutheran. A half-mile away. — — Map (db m26956) HM
On North 36th Street at Walnut Street, on the left when traveling north on North 36th Street.
In the late days of 1863, Samuel Albright’s house and farm were used as a Confederate bivouac site and artillery position. In the 1860 Census, Samuel Albright was listed as born “about 1823” and living in what was then East Pennsboro Township. . . . — — Map (db m202107) HM
On Simpson Ferry Road east of St. Johns Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
In the 1780's United Brethren circuit riders began preaching at the home of John Shopp located one half mile north of this site. A Meeting House was erected in the present cemetery in 1827 on land donated by John Shopp. The congregation built a new . . . — — Map (db m99048) HM
Born November 10, 1830 in Greenbottom, Virginia, he was a graduate of Jefferson College and studied law at Harvard University. Albert Jenkins served as U.S. Congressman from 1857 to 1861 and then resigned to serve the confederacy. Thereafter, he . . . — — Map (db m167855) HM
On Skyport Road, 0.3 miles west of South Deerfield Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
Irish immigrant and land speculator who launched one of the largest and most effective British trade networks in America in the 1740s. From his original trading post on this site, Croghan expanded as far as the French-controlled Ohio Country. He . . . — — Map (db m217028) HM
Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins and his staff occupied this house, June 28-30, 1863. His brigade, a part of General Ewell's Corps, had entered Mechanicsburg to reconnoiter the approaches to Harrisburg with a view toward a June 30 attack. The . . . — — Map (db m26522) HM
On Carlisle Pike at South Sporting Hill Road, on the right when traveling east on Carlisle Pike.
This campaign's northernmost engagement, known as the Battle of Sporting Hill, occurred just north and west of here, June 30, 1863. The 22nd & 37th New York Militia Regiments, along with Landis's Philadelphia Battery, fought in defense of Harrisburg . . . — — Map (db m82799) HM
On Carlisle Pike, 0.3 miles west of North Locust Point Road, on the right when traveling west.
Scots-Irish immigrant who amassed wealth as a merchant and slave trader and contributed the modern equivalent of several million dollars to the Revolutionary War. Believing control of the West pivotal to America's future, he negotiated to open . . . — — Map (db m217026) HM
On East Trindle Road at St. John's Road, on the right when traveling east on East Trindle Road.
Present building erected in 1798 by a Reformed congregation. Half-interest in 1806 by a Lutheran congregation; in joint use until 1866. Kept in its original form; used for special services. — — Map (db m26957) HM
After an eventful two days of probing Harrisburg’s defenses, Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins had received the welcome orders to stand down. Lieutenant General Richard Ewell’s two Confederate infantry divisions currently in Carlisle, numbering . . . — — Map (db m167857) HM
