Cooke Township

State Historical Markers in Cumberland County

Photo of the Historical Marker at Pine Grove Furnace

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has overseen a program to recognize important historical sites throughout the Commonwealth since 1946. Prior to that, a program existed that identified historical sites with a plaque.

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U-Boat Prisoners at the Furnace

On Sunday, 6 December 1942, just one year removed from the Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor, 20-year-old German submariner Matrosengefreiter (Seaman, 2^nd Class) Gerd Horn and 19-year-old Maschinengefreiter (Fireman, 3^rd Class) Werner Rast were about to be questioned by U.S. Navy intelligence experts.

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