Lourene W. George Barto – Nurse, State Senator
Born on July 1, 1913 in Harrisburg, PA, Lourene W. George Barto was the daughter of Lloyd and Romaine Senseman Walker.
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Gertrude Bosler Biddle
Gertrude Bosler Biddle, a notable civic leader, was born in Carlisle on October 24, 1857. The daughter of J. Herman and Mary J. Kirk, she is best known for her role as president of the Carlisle Civic Club.
The Butcher Family Children and Legacy
Even though John Butcher learned to read but couldn’t write and Charlotte Butcher never learned to read or write, all of their children had at least some schooling. Mary Butcher graduated from the colored high school in 1884. She became a seamstress and lived at home with her parents along with two of her sisters-Agnes, a cook; and Hattie, a seamstress.
John J. and Charlotte Roy Butcher
John J. Butcher, remembered as “one of Carlisle’s most highly respected colored citizens,” was born enslaved five miles from Winchester, Virginia, around 1832. On his death certificate John Butcher’s father’s name was listed as Frank. His mother’s first and maiden names weren’t recorded. Both of his parents were also born in Virginia.
Camp Hill
Perhaps it is only a legend that a group of dissidents from Peace Church (now "Historic Peace Church") on Trindle Road set up a camp to hold services at a tiny village then called White Hill. The name was given by Dr. John D.
Carlisle Hospital
For nearly a century, the Carlisle Hospital complex occupied a block of land in the southwest section of Carlisle. The limestone, landmark building was razed in 2007 following a decision by the hospital board to sell the hospital to Health Management Associates, Inc.
Carlisle Newspapers and Their Publishers
The Carlisle Herald and the American Volunteer were the two major newspapers in Carlisle for most of the nineteenth century. The Carlisle Herald was the organ of the Republicans, and the American Volunteer was the organ of the Democrats.
1880 Census of Cumberland County
1880 U. S. Census of Cumberland County including population totals for towns, villages, and townships.
Carlisle Borough - 6,209; first ward - 1,714; second ward - 1,202; third ward - 1,613; fourth ward - 1,680
Cooke Township - 417
Dickinson Township - 1,741
Churchtown
Churchtown in Monroe Township in Cumberland County was known as “Allen” for 136 years.1 Some current residents persist in using the Churchtown name while others prefer to use Allen.
Cumberland County's Heroic Civil War Dead As Inscribed Upon the Monument
OFFICERS
Henry J. Biddle, William B. Blaney, James S. Colwell, George W. Comfort