Williams Grove Park

Dillsburg and Mechanicsburg Railroad

Photo of the The Williams Grove Special, a train on the old Dillsburg Line to the Williams Grove Amusement Park.

The Dillsburg and Mechanicsburg Railroad was built with the backing of the Cumberland Valley Railroad primarily to haul iron ore from the vast reserves around Dillsburg to furnaces in the Harrisburg region.

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Robert M. Frey

Interview of Robert Frey by Susan Meehan. Frey discusses his life in Carlisle including his experiences as a lawyer and being on the last passenger train to through Carlisle.

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Clarence M. Smith – Band Director, Business Owner

Born in 1882, Smith learned to play the cornet in 1896 at the age of 14.

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