What's in a Name? New Cumberland

New Cumberland has an ancient and vivid history. It has developed from an Indian settlement into the trading post of a French-Indian half-breed and later into the dream of a wealthy iron maker. Through each of these stages the name of the area coincided with its inhabitants. 

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