When it was officially opened ceremoniously for traffic on January 16, 1839, the Susquehanna River bridge, also referred to as the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge, was intended to connect the Cumberland Valley with the Harrisburg and Lancaster Railroad.
Cumberland County place names under the following lists: named after the founder or an early settler, geographical/geological features, and miscellaneous.
This is a list of the seventy-four Cumberland County, Pennsylvania servicemen who sacrificed their lives in service to their country during World War I. The list is compiled from the book Service records: Cumberland County in the World War 1917-1918 printed in 1935 by the Cumberland Cou
Interview with J. L. Durnin for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library. Durnin discusses growing up during the Great Depression in Carlisle, his World War II military experience, and later years working at AMP Inc.
Doing research into the history of a place can be a confusing exercise because county and township boundaries changed over the decades as well as the names of towns and villages.
This index runs from May 29, 1874 through May 11, 1882.
This index runs from January 1, 1989 through December 31, 1989.
This index runs from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1990.
This index runs from January 1, 1991 through December 31, 1991.
This index runs from January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1992.