Remembering Carlisle: Tales from the Cumberland Valley

Since its founding in 1751, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, has been at the crossroads of history as the site of Washington's headquarters during the Whiskey Rebellion, a city shelled and occupied by Confederate forces and the home to Dickinson College and the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. With lively vignettes and firsthand accounts, Joseph David Cress recounts the remarkable history of the borough. Tales of the McClintock Slave Riot of 1847 and the courthouse fire of 1845 stand alongside the legendary figures of Molly Pitcher and all-American athlete Jim Thorpe. Cress chronicles Carlisle's evolution from an outpost on Pennsylvania's rough-and-tumble frontier to a vibrant and thriving hub of the Cumberland Valley.

Author: Joseph David Cress

Publisher: History Press Library Editions

Publication Date: Nov 13, 2009

Number of Pages: 130 pages

Binding: Hardback or Cased Book

ISBN-10: 1540220559

ISBN-13: 9781540220554