Doubling Gap
Doubling Gap is the name given to the geographical formation in which Blue Mountain curves back on itself creating double gaps in the mountain range.
Browse Encyclopedia
The Cumberland County Historical Encyclopedia is an expanding publication on the history of the Cumberland County. Covering a wide range of topics and the entire Cumberland County geographic region, the Encyclopedia seeks to be an initial entry point to those interested in the County's history. Entries seek to provide a list of resources available as well as showcasing some of the Cumberland County Historical Society's own collections.
Richard Dougherty: Schoolmaster
Forty-seven-year-old Irishman, Richard Dougherty, arrived in Carlisle in 1800 with his family.[1] He placed an advertisement in Kline’s Carlisle Gazette announcing his plan to open an English school.[2] He would run that school successfully for more than 20 years.
Dr. George Dawson’s Shop Vandalized in 1806
The following notice was published in the March 7, 1806 issue of the Carlisle Herald. “125 Dollars REWARD.
Daniel Drawbaugh
Daniel Drawbaugh, born July 14th, 1827 in the town of Eberly’s Mills, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, is perhaps equally known for his brilliance and his greatest defeat.
Robbery and Fire at Inventor Daniel Drawbaugh's House
"Daring Robbers Visit Daniel Drawbaugh's Residence at Eberly's Mills" ran the headline in the newspaper. Daniel Drawbaugh, known as "The Edison of Cumberland County," for his invention of the electrical telephone in the 1860s, was 76 years-old at the time of this incident.
Katharine Drexel
Katharine Mary Drexel (26 November, 1858-3 March, 1955) was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She enjoyed a life of comfort and privilege before deciding to use her inherited wealth to establish a new religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For her life and work, she has been formally recognized by her Church as one of its saints.
Diaries of Miss Blanche L. Dum, Carlisle High School Teacher
In 1904 Blanche’s parents, Annie Simons Spotts and George Billow Dum prepared for the family’s move from Landisburg to Carlisle. Annie was pleased to have acquired three quarts of onions.
Earthquakes and Tempests in Carlisle
Other than occasionally noting that it had been very wet, very dry, or the warmest summer or the coldest winter within the memory of some of the oldest residents, the newspaper rarely reported on the weather.
Ira Shuey Eberly II – Businessman, Banker
Born on October 3, 1908, to Guy and Ada Brandt Eberly in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, Ira Shuey Eberly II grew up around the family lumber business.
Egolff’s Fashionable Boarding House
For several decades during the second half of the 19th century, William Egolff and his sisters Elizabeth and Barbara operated a boarding house in Carlisle in the three-story brick building at No. 7-11 North Hanover street.