List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Cumberland County

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Cumberland County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...

by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission is the governmental agency of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania responsible for the collection, conservation and interpretation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage...

(PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 71 historical markers located in Cumberland County.

Historical markers

Marker title	Image	Date dedicated	Location	Marker type	Topics
Bethel A.M.E. Church			131 E Pomfret St., Carlisle °N °W	City	African American, Religion, Underground Railroad
Big Spring Presbyterian Church			S. Corporation St. at church, Newville 40.17272°N 77.39736°W	Roadside	Religion
Blaine House			S. Hanover St. between Pomfret & High Sts., Carlisle 40.20075°N 77.18907°W	City	American Revolution, George Washington, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Braddock Expedition Braddock expedition The Braddock expedition, also called Braddock's campaign or, more commonly, Braddock's Defeat, was a failed British military expedition which attempted to capture the French Fort Duquesne in the summer of 1755 during the French and Indian War. It was defeated at the Battle of the Monongahela on...			US 11 (W. King St.), Shippensburg 40.04797°N 77.52655°W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Military
Carlisle Carlisle, Pennsylvania Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The name is traditionally pronounced with emphasis on the second syllable. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2010 census, the borough...			Near Walnut Bottom Rd. & Washington St. intersection, at Thornwall Park entrance, Carlisle 40.19357°N 77.19817°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Carlisle			US 11N, east of Carlisle 40.21144°N 77.18074°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion
Carlisle			U.S. 11 W of Carlisle 40.20167°N 77.21158°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion
Carlisle			PA 34 S of Carlisle, between Noble Blvd. & W Ridge St. 40.19227°N 77.19037°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion
Carlisle			PA 34 N of Carlisle, at PA Turnpike overpass 40.22017°N 77.18666°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns
Carlisle Barracks Carlisle Barracks Carlisle Barracks is a United States Army facility located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. It is part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and is the site of the U.S. Army War College...		n/a	U.S. 11 opposite War College, NE end Carlisle 40.21258°N 77.17875°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military, Native American
Carlisle Fort			W. High St. between Pitt & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.20156°N 77.19075°W	City	American Revolution, Military
Carlisle Indian Industrial School Carlisle Indian Industrial School Carlisle Indian Industrial School was an Indian boarding school in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1879 at Carlisle, Pennsylvania by Captain Richard Henry Pratt, the school was the first off-reservation boarding school, and it became a model for Indian boarding schools in other locations...			North side of Claremont Road, 50 feet East of the Carlisle Barracks entrance 40.20754°N 77.17075°W	Roadside	Education, Native American
Carlisle Iron Works			PA 174 just E of Boiling Springs 40.15061°N 77.12449°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron
Charles Albert "Chief" Bender			Indian Field, Carlisle Barracks, off U.S. 11, Carlisle 40.20907°N 77.17532°W	Roadside	Baseball, Education, Native American, Sports
Cumberland County Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is one of three counties comprising the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 235,406.-History:...			Old Courthouse, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.20129°N 77.1894°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Roads, Transportation
Cumberland Riflemen			At park, Market St. between 24th & 25th Sts., Camp Hill 40.24099°N 76.9254°W	Roadside	American Revolution, Military
Cumberland Valley Railroad Cumberland Valley Railroad The Cumberland Valley Railroad was an early railroad in Pennsylvania, USA, originally chartered in 1831 to connect with Pennsylvania’s Main Line of Public Works...			4 Strawberry Alley, Mechanicsburg 40.21377°N 77.00872°W	Roadside	Railroads, Transportation
Daniel Drawbaugh Daniel Drawbaugh Daniel Drawbaugh was a purported inventor of the telephone for which he sought a patent in 1880. His claims were contested by the Bell Telephone Company, which won a court decision in 1888....			155 Lake Rd. (SR 2033) at Eberly's Mill, 1 mile W of New Cumberland 40.22423°N 76.90683°W	Roadside	Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations
Daniel Kaufman			301 Front Street, Boiling Springs 40.1384°N 77.12717°W	Roadside	African American, Early Settlement, Underground Railroad
Dickinson College Dickinson College Dickinson College is a private, residential liberal arts college in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Originally established as a Grammar School in 1773, Dickinson was chartered September 9, 1783, five days after the signing of the Treaty of Paris, making it the first college to be founded in the newly...			W High St., near 74N intersection at campus, Carlisle 40.20223°N 77.19549°W	Roadside	Education
Dickinson School of Law Dickinson School of Law Penn State University Dickinson School of Law is the law school of The Pennsylvania State University...			S. College St. near South St. at Law School, Carlisle 40.19933°N 77.19696°W	City	Education
Episcopal Square			NE corner, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.20161°N 77.18888°W	City	Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion
Farthest North of Confederates - PLAQUE			PA 34 (E side), .7 mile N of Carlisle Springs °N °W	Plaque	Civil War, Military
First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church First Presbyterian Church may refer to:-Alabama:...			NW corner, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.20172°N 77.18926°W	City	Buildings, George Washington, Religion
Forbes Road (Raystown Path)			US 11 just W of Carlisle 40.20144°N 77.21228°W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation
Forbes Road (Raystown Path)			US 11, 1 mile NE of Shippensburg 40.07105°N 77.49013°W	Roadside	French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation
Fort Couch			8th & Ohio Sts., Lemoyne 40.24607°N 76.90425°W	Roadside	Civil War, Forts, Military
Fort Couch			Indiana Ave., betw. 8th St. & West Park, Lemoyne 40.24669°N 76.90478°W	City	Civil War, Forts, Military
Fort Franklin		n/a	U.S. 11 in Shippensburg (MISSING) °N °W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Fort Morris			King (US 11) & Queen Sts., Shippensburg 40.0545°N 77.51511°W	Roadside	Forts, French & Indian War, Military
Fort Morris - PLAQUE			N side of W King St. (US 11), betw. Spring & Morris, Shippensburg 40.0545°N 77.51511°W	Plaque	Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American
Frederick Watts Frederick Watts Frederick Watts , is called the “Father of Penn State University” and was a prominent agricultural reformer, lawyer and businessman who headed the U.S. Department of Agriculture as Commissioner of Agriculture from 1871-1877 under President Ulysses S...			Ritner Hwy. (US 11) & Shearer Dr. at entrance to Watts Bus. Park, W of Carlisle 40.19287°N 77.23634°W	Roadside	Agriculture, Education, Environment, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations
Gen. John Armstrong			NE corner, High & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.20111°N 77.18647°W	City	American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military
Gen. William Irvine			SE corner, High & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.201123°N 77.18657°W	City	American Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century, Medicine & Science, Military, Professions & Vocations
George Washington George Washington George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...			W High & West Sts., Carlisle 40.20186°N 77.19345°W	City	American Revolution, George Washington, Military, Whiskey Rebellion
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			5115 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg 40.22389°N 76.97544°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			5002 Carlisle Pike, Hampden Township(@ Ye Olde Ale House) 40.23997°N 76.93239°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			PA 74 just E of Carlisle near I-81 40.19517°N 77.1679°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			PA 34, .3 mile S of Carlisle near I-81 40.17874°N 77.19034°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			Walnut Bottom Rd. (SR 3023), .5 mile SW of Carlisle near I-81 40.18822°N 77.20499°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Gettysburg Campaign Gettysburg Campaign The Gettysburg Campaign was a series of battles fought in June and July 1863, during the American Civil War. After his victory in the Battle of Chancellorsville, Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia moved north for offensive operations in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...			3025 Market St., Camp Hill 40.23997°N 76.93239°W	Roadside	Civil War, Military
Green Tree Inn Green Tree Inn GreenTree Inns Hotel Management Group Inc. is an American-funded budget hotel chain based in China. The company was founded in 2004 by Alex Xu. There are currently over 400 GreenTree locations across China. The plans are to expand to 1000 locations by the end of 2012...			S. Hanover St. between Pomfret & High Sts., Carlisle 40.20086°N 77.18943°W	City	Business & Industry, George Washington, Native American, Inns & Taverns
Harrisburg			Front St., at Market St., Wormleysburg 40.253067°N 76.89576°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics
Henszey's Wrought Iron Arch Bridge			Valley Road on edge of campus of Central Pennsylania College, Enola 40.30543°N 76.9334°W	Roadside	Bridges, Business & Industry, Iron, Transportation
Irving Female College			E. Main St. (Pa. 641) near Filbert St., Mechanicsburg 40.21547°N 76.99963°W	City	Education, Women
James Wilson James Wilson James Wilson was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, and was a major force in drafting the United States Constitution...			SW corner, High & Pitt Sts., Carlisle 40.20141°N 77.19194°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations
John Bannister Gibson John Bannister Gibson John Bannister Gibson was a Pennsylvania attorney and judge.-Early life:Born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, Gibson was named for John Banister, a Virginia hero of the American Revolution. Gibson's father, George Gibson, also fought in the war and remained in service after its end...			E. High St. between Hanover & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.20141°N 77.18794°W	City	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Writers
John W. Geary (1819-1873)			3rd & Bridge Sts., New Cumberland 40.22568°N 76.86383°W	City	Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Military
Joseph Ritner Joseph Ritner Joseph Ritner was the eighth Governor of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, elected as a member of the Anti-Masonic Party. He was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in the Pennsylvania Gubernatorial election, 1835, and served from 1835 to 1839. Controversy surrounding his 1838 electoral defeat led...			US 11, 6 miles SW of Carlisle 40.16003°N 77.31985°W	Roadside	Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors
Laughlin Mill			PA 641 at E end of Newville 40.17476°N 77.39155°W	Roadside	Buildings, Business & Industry, Mills
Locust Grove Cemetery			100 block of N Queen St., Shippensburg °N °W	Roadside	African American, Civil War, Military
Major Andre			S. Hanover St. between South & Pomfret Sts., Carlisle 40.19918°N 77.1894°W	City	American Revolution, Military
Marcus A. Reno			3rd & Reno Sts., New Cumberland 40.22526°N 76.86534°W	City	Civil War, Military
Marianne Moore (1887-1972)			343 N Hanover Street, Carlisle 40.20614°N 77.18754°W	City	Education, Women, Writers
Middle Spring Church			SR 4001 (old PA 696), 2.6 miles N of Shippensburg 40.08162°N 77.54112°W	Roadside	Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a woman said to have fought in the American Revolutionary War, who is generally believed to have been Mary Ludwig Hays...			S. Hanover St. between Walnut & South Sts., Carlisle 40.19762°N 77.18935°W	City	American Revolution, Military, Women
Old Court House			E King St. (US 11) & Queen St., Shippensburg 40.08456°N 77.51296°W	Roadside	Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Inns & Taverns
One-Room Schoolhouse			N Earl St./Newburg Rd. (PA 696) at the University, Shippensburg 40.05594°N 77.52427°W	Roadside	Buildings, Education
Peace Church			Pa. 641 (Trindle Rd.) at St. John's Rd. W of Camp Hill 40.23169°N 76.95499°W	Roadside	Buildings, Religion
Peace Church			Carlisle Pike (SR 1010) at St. John's Rd., 1.2 miles W. of Camp Hill 40.23757°N 76.96156°W	Roadside	Buildings, Religion
Robert Whitehill (1735-1813)			1903 Market St., Camp Hill 40.23988°N 76.9163°W	Roadside	Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mansions & Manors, William Penn
Shippensburg			E King St. (US 11) near Walnut Bottom Rd. (Rt. 174), E end of Shippensburg 40.05935°N 77.50686°W	Roadside	Cities & Towns
Shippensburg - PLAQUE			King St. (US 11) & Prince St., on Vigilant Hose Co. #1 bldg., Shippensburg 40.05935°N 77.50686°W	Plaque	Cities & Towns, Early Settlement
Silver Spring Presbyterian Church		n/a	444 Silver Spring Rd., at church, S of Carlisle Pk. (US 11), Mechanicsburg 40.23893°N 77.00765°W	Roadside	Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion
Simpson Ferry Road			Simpson St. near Walnut St., Mechanicsburg 40.21296°N 77.00122°W	City	Early Settlement, Roads, Transportation
St. Patrick's Church			140 E. Pomfret St. at church, Carlisle 40.19952°N 77.18578°W	City	Buildings, Native American, Religion
State Police School			Walnut St. near Big Spring Ave., Newville 40.16993°N 77.40149°W	Roadside	Education, Police and Safety
Thomas Butler Thomas Butler -Nobility and politics:Thomas Butler , congressman from LouisianaThomas B. Butler , U.S. congressman from Connecticut...			W. High St. between Pitt & West Sts., Carlisle 40.20253°N 77.19253°W	City	American Revolution, Military, Professions & Vocations
Thompson's Rifle Battalion			E. South St. at Old Graveyard, Carlisle (MISSING) °N °W	City	American Revolution, Military
Union Church			39 E. Main St. (Pa. 641) at church, Mechanicsburg 40.21372°N 77.00688°W	City	Buildings, Religion
Williams Grove Williams Grove Williams Grove is a historic home located at Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland, United States. It is a two-story, three-part house built in three principal stages. The construction sequence began about 1810 with a two-story, two-bay frame house with a single-story wing, that forms the center of...			Williams Grove Rd. (SR 2011), .5 mile S of Wms. Grove Park °N °W	Roadside	Agriculture, Railroads, Transportation

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