The National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County
The National Register of Historic Places was organized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.
Carlisle
The Near-Death Experience of John Wilkins
Most of us are familiar with contemporary descriptions of the near-death experience: the bright light, the tunnel, and the feeling of being "out of the body." Those who have had the near death experience also describe being taken to the other side, only to be told that they had died before their time and that they must go back.
Dr. John C. Neff: Dentist and Gold Rush ‘49er
Shortly before 1840, John Cassilus Neff1 and his family settled in Carlisle where he opened his practice as a dentist.2 During the 1840s, Dr.
Mrs. Margaretta Neff: Carlisle Milliner
Margaretta, her husband, John Cassilus Neff1 and their children, settled in Carlisle in 1838. Dr. Neff set up a practice as a dentist, and his wife, Margaretta, opened a millinery shop, both at No. 7 Harper's Row. Mrs.
News of General Lee’s Surrender Reaches Carlisle, Pennsylvania
On Monday, April 10, 1865, news of the surrender of General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia reached Carlisle, Pennsylvania. In response to this event one of the town’s newspapers, the American Volunteer, exclaimed, “Thank God! [T]he fearful and bloody rebellion that has desolated our land for over four long years, costing, as it did, hundreds of thousands of lives, thousands of millions of treasure, is, so far as fighting is concerned, over.”1 Lee’s surrender signaled an end to the fighting between the United States and the Southern Confederacy.
Terry Nickey
Interview of Terry Nickey for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. Nickey discusses his life growing up in Cumberland County including his families long connection with the County and how he came to join the Catholic Church. He also delves into the history of St. Patrick Church in Carlisle, PA.
Charles Nisbet
Charles Nisbet (21 January, 1736-18 January, 1804), was born near Haddington, Scotland, and died in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, he was a Presbyterian minister and formidable scholar, known to contemporaries as a walking library. From 1785 to 1804 he served as the first principal (president) of Dickinson College.
Noble Purposes and Labors of Love: Women Answering the Call on the Home Front
When the women of the Civic Club of Carlisle purchased a new Studebaker Street Sprinkler in May 1903 to keep the streets of Carlisle clean, the club was not only embarking on new territory but also continuing an already impressive, albeit short, civic track record.
The North End A's
In the Carlisle of 1946 with the war over, the US Army Medical Field Service School left the Barracks for Ft. Sam Houston in Texas, the Pennsylvania Palomino Exhibitors Association was incorporated, McCoy Brothers, Inc. construction service was established, and BSA Troop 173 was chartered at Carlisle Barracks. And boys played baseball all summer.
Wilson O'Donnell
Interview of Wilson O'Donnell for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank. O'Donnell discusses his role as the first professional curator of the Cumberland County Historical Society including the exhibits he curated.