Carlisle Fort
Inscription
First fort authorized by Pennsylvania. Laid out by Gov. Morris, July, 1755, "in the middle of this town," on news of Braddock's defeat. Col. John Armstrong's headquarters till 1758. Called "Fort Lowther" by some later writers.
Location
Sources
More markers in Cumberland
Fort Couch
Lemoyne, PA
Remains of breastworks built in June 1863 to oppose an expected attack on Harrisburg by Confederate troops.
Gettysburg Campaign
Carlisle, PA
On June 28, 1863, General Richard Ewell received orders from Robert E. Lee to move Ewell's southern troops out of Carlisle and on to...
Dickinson School of Law
Carlisle, PA
Oldest law school in Pennsylvania; founded in 1834 by the Honorable John Reed, eminent jurist, and author of "Pennsylvania Blackstone.
Locust Grove Cemetery
Shippensburg, PA
Burial ground for slaves and free blacks since the early 19th century and site of Shippensburg's first African American church,...
Carlisle Barracks
Carlisle, PA
Established 1757. Oldest Army Post in U.S. A powder magazine built by Hessian prisoners in 1777 survives.