The Violent Peak of Anti-Federalism: The Riot in Carlisle, the Motives of the Mob, and Opposition to the Constitution in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Introduction
Carlisle
Henry Wales: Yankee Schoolteacher
A former resident wrote reminiscences of his school days in Carlisle in the 1820s and of his teacher Henry Wales. He sent them to the editor of the Carlisle Herald for publication.
Bruce Wall
Interview of Bruce Wall for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Wall discusses his experiences as a student at Dickinson College during the Vietnam War including his service as a member of the ROTC.
Walter Harrison Hitchler
On 14 September 1906 William Trickett, dean of the Dickinson School of Law, wrote a letter offering a faculty position to a young lawyer then living in Charlottesville, Virginia. Trickett proposed that the young man—Walter Harrison Hitchler—teach courses in criminal law and equity. "I think you will like the work," wrote Trickett. "It will be useful to you, and may be the initiation into a career as professor of law, that may be lifelong and honorable."
Henry Ward
Henry Ward was born in Clarke County Virginia on October 11, 1842. Not much is known about his early life, but his obituary states that he was enslaved. On January 20th, 1864, Ward enlisted into Company E of the 25th regiment of the USCT in Carlisle, PA
Fred Wardecker
Interview of Fred Wardecker for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Wardecker discusses the Wardecker/Blumenthal Clothing Store in Carlisle, Pennsylvania along with the history of downtown Carlisle, the Carlisle Indian School, and many other stories.
Jonas E. Warrell – Businessman, Civic Leader, Benefactor
Jonas E. Warrell was born April 3, 1896 in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania to Albert and Anna Daley Warrell. He graduated from Conshohocken High School in 1913 and attended Drexel University.
Washington: Revolutionary War Arsenal at Carlisle
As a source of manpower, leadership, and vital supplies, Carlisle and its vicinity played a significant role in the Revolutionary War effort. Nevertheless, and notwithstanding the fact that much of its present population has roots reaching well into the era of America's struggle for independence, the eastern region of Cumberland County has not until recently had its own chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. Instead, interested and eligible residents affiliated with groups centered on Harrisburg, York, Gettysburg or Shippensburg.