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The Cumberland Valley is rich in history dating back to before the Revolutionary War. Click here to find additional historical sites, special memorials, and self-guided tours.
Dedicated to "Telling the Army story...one Soldier at a time," the expansive campus includes the Visitor and Education Center, the U.S. Army War College Library, the U.S. Army…
This premier history and education center maintains a library, museum, photo archives, education center, museum shop, and the Two Mile House. Sixteen galleries are filled with…
The Mechanicsburg Museum preserves four 1800s buildings from the Cumberland Valley Railroad, a log tavern that predates Mechanicsburg, and a collection of items and records…
Located in a 200-year-old grist mill in Pine Grove Furnace State Park, the Appalachian Trail Museum is the only museum in the country dedicated to hiking. It portrays and…
Located on the grounds of the Carlisle Barracks from 1879-1918, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School was designed to assimilate students into the mainstream culture. Today…
The 12-room stone structure, as it exists today, was erected from 1794-1819 and is now open as an Interpretive & Educational Center. Visitors are encouraged to explore all…
This former church camp has an unusual history that is linked to the iron industry in the late 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries when the area was a working farm known as…
The Old Public Graveyard was Carlisle's first burial ground. The oldest surviving marker is dated 1757, six years after Carlisle's founding in 1751. The site is home to 750…
The Fashion Archives and Museum, on the campus of Shippensburg University, maintains, preserves, and exhibits apparel and accessories ranging from the 18th-century to the…
The Shippensburg Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the town's history and heritage. The museum contains a library of local books, photographs, maps, clothing…
