Carlisle
William H. Jackson
William Jackson, son of Henry Jackson and Pheobie Gaines, was born in Pennsylvania in 1831. Jackson enlisted in the 127th Regiment of the United States Colored Troops around 1864, but little is known about his military service. Post War- Jackson settled in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, just outside of Pittsburgh. According to the 1870 census he was illiterate, worked as a coal miner and was married. At the age of 85 on April 9th, 1916, Jackson died due to chronic interstitial nephritis, and was buried at Union Cemetery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
Jacob Fought, Carlisle Tavern Keeper, 1815-19
The life of Jacob Fought, Carlisle tavern keeper and blacksmith, during the five years following the end of the War of 1812, serves as a microcosm of that period. It was a time of economic expansion followed by depression, of rising then plummeting cotton prices, and of a land boom that accompanied American westward migration followed by rapidly dropping real estate values.
Robert Lee Jacobs – Lawyer, State Senator
Robert Lee Jacobs was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on December 7, 1910 to T. Ralph Jacobs and Flora Alma Lee Jacobs.
Robert Lee Jacobs Part 1
Interview of Robert Lee Jacobs.
Robert Lee Jacobs Part 2
Interview of Robert Lee Jacobs.
James Smith and the Black Boys: Rebellion on the Pennsylvania Frontier, 1763-1769
Discontent and resistance against royal authority was found throughout the frontier and urban centers of pre-Revolutionary America. In an attempt to examine the defiant Pennsylvania frontiersmen, this paper will investigate a small portion of the life of one Pennsylvanian, James Smith, during the years he spent as leader of the rebellious "Black Boys."
James W. Bosler throws spectacular birthday party for five-year old son.
Carlisle Herald, September 1, 1870. “MAGNIFICENT BIRTHDAY DEMONSTRATION—Splendid Pyrotechnic Display.—Mr. James W. Bosler, a citizen of this place, residing in the suburbs of the borough, gave a grand birthday party, pyrotechnic display, etc., in honor of his little son Charlie’s fifth birthday.
David Javitch – Founder of Giant Foods
David “D.J.” Javitch opened the Carlisle Meat Market, a two-man butcher shop, in 1923, and by 1937, Javitch expanded his vision to create a Giant Food Shopping Center in Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
John Brown's Raid
A lecture delivered at the Hamiton Library, Tuesday Evening. January 17th, 1905.
Mr. President,Ladies and Gentlemen:- I am going to talk this evening about William Hazlett, otherwise called Harrison, who was supposed to be one of John Brown's men. Before coming to Hazlett, I desire to say a few words about slavery and John Brown, one of whose men Hazlett was supposed to be.