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The Origin and History of Camp Michaux’s Prisoner of War Photographs: A New Discovery

The photographs in the collection at the Cumberland County Historical Society (CCHS) that document the history of the Pine Grove Furnace Prisoner of War Camp at Camp Michaux during the Second World War come from several sources. The primary source is from a collection originally owned by Major Laurence Thomas, the camp’s commander that were taken by the Army Signal Corp. This collection contains pictures of German and Japanese POWs, usually working around the camp or in candid poses and photos of the camp during various seasons of the year.

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Warren Mullen, Veteran and Artist

Warren Mullen was a World War II veteran and artist with a keen sense of humor. He was a prolific letter writer; and his letters were filled with drawings of his experiences, whether serious, humorous, or outrageous.

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Dean Vaughn

Interview of Dean Vaughn for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Memory Bank of the Cumberland County Historical Society. Vaughn discusses growing up in Boiling Springs in the post-WWII era before volunteering for the United States Army. He then discusses how he developed his memory techniques while working for RCA in Thule, Greenland and what led him to establish his own company.

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“A Sleighing Party’s Bad Luck”

Sleighing parties to Cumberland County hotels and private houses were managed by livery stable owners who provided sleighs, horses, drivers, blankets, robes, and foot warmers to keep the sleigh’s occupants warm as the horses carried them along wintry roads.

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Gas Light Comes to Carlisle

“Introduction of Gas!” proclaimed the Carlisle Herald in its June 4, 1856, edition, while a headline in the June 5, 1856, edition of the American Volunteer reported:

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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.

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The Sudden Deaths of the Early’s

Carlisle father and son die of the same disease on the same day of the week in the same building four years apart.

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Murder at the “Sign of the Indian Queen” Tavern

The scene of the murder was the “Sign of the Indian Queen” tavern on Carlisle’s West High Street. The victim was tavernkeeper Robert Grayson. Grayson had been a tavernkeeper in between positions as the county jailer in the 1790s and High Sheriff from 1801-1804.

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Thomas McCurdy

Interview of Thomas McCurdy for the Elizabeth V. and George F. Gardner Digital Library Bank. McCurdy discusses his role in assisting to contain the fire resulting from the 1963 derailment at Brandtsville as well as other fires.

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Gypsies Kidnap Carlisle Child: Robert Chargo to the Rescue

For several days in June 1890 gipsy [sic] women had been annoying many of Carlisle’s citizens by their persistent begging. On Sunday afternoon, June 8, they entered the [yard] adjoining the Thompson house and found Andrew Thompson playing in the yard. “Mrs.

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