This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Cumberland County.
This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 71 historical markers located in Cumberland County.[1]
| Marker title | Image | Date dedicated | Location | Marker type | Topics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel A.M.E. Church | 131 E Pomfret St., Carlisle | City | African American, Religion, Underground Railroad | ||||||
| Big Spring Presbyterian Church | S. Corporation St. at church, Newville 40.1727°N -77.3974°W | Roadside | Religion | ||||||
| Blaine House | S. Hanover St. between Pomfret & High Sts., Carlisle 40.2008°N -77.1891°W | City | American Revolution, George Washington, Military, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Braddock Expedition | US 11 (W. King St.), Shippensburg 40.048°N -77.5266°W | Roadside | French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
| Carlisle | Near Walnut Bottom Rd. & Washington St. intersection, at Thornwall Park entrance, Carlisle 40.1936°N -77.1982°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Military, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Carlisle | US 11N, east of Carlisle 40.2114°N -77.1807°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Carlisle | U.S. 11 W of Carlisle 40.2017°N -77.2116°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Carlisle | PA 34 S of Carlisle, between Noble Blvd. & W Ridge St. 40.1923°N -77.1904°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Cities & Towns, Government & Politics, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Carlisle | PA 34 N of Carlisle, at PA Turnpike overpass 40.2202°N -77.1867°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns | ||||||
| Carlisle Barracks | n/a | U.S. 11 opposite War College, NE end Carlisle 40.2126°N -77.1788°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military, Native American | |||||
| Carlisle Fort | W. High St. between Pitt & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.2016°N -77.1908°W | City | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Carlisle Indian Industrial School | North side of Claremont Road, 50 feet East of the Carlisle Barracks entrance 40.2075°N -77.1708°W | Roadside | Education, Native American | ||||||
| Carlisle Iron Works | PA 174 just E of Boiling Springs 40.1506°N -77.1245°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Coal, Furnaces, Iron | ||||||
| Charles Albert "Chief" Bender | Indian Field, Carlisle Barracks, off U.S. 11, Carlisle 40.2091°N -77.1753°W | Roadside | Baseball, Education, Native American, Sports | ||||||
| Cumberland County | Old Courthouse, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.2013°N -77.1894°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Cumberland Riflemen | At park, Market St. between 24th & 25th Sts., Camp Hill 40.241°N -76.9254°W | Roadside | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Cumberland Valley Railroad | 4 Strawberry Alley, Mechanicsburg 40.2138°N -77.0087°W | Roadside | Railroads, Transportation | ||||||
| Daniel Drawbaugh | 155 Lake Rd. (SR 2033) at Eberly's Mill, 1 mile W of New Cumberland 40.2242°N -76.9068°W | Roadside | Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Daniel Kaufman | 301 Front Street, Boiling Springs 40.1384°N -77.1272°W | Roadside | African American, Early Settlement, Underground Railroad | ||||||
| Dickinson College | W High St., near 74N intersection at campus, Carlisle 40.2022°N -77.1955°W | Roadside | Education | ||||||
| Dickinson School of Law | S. College St. near South St. at Law School, Carlisle 40.1993°N -77.197°W | City | Education | ||||||
| Episcopal Square | NE corner, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.2016°N -77.1889°W | City | Government & Politics 18th Century, Religion | ||||||
| Farthest North of Confederates - PLAQUE | PA 34 (E side), .7 mile N of Carlisle Springs | Plaque | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| First Presbyterian Church | NW corner, High & Hanover Sts., Carlisle 40.2017°N -77.1893°W | City | Buildings, George Washington, Religion | ||||||
| Forbes Road (Raystown Path) | US 11 just W of Carlisle 40.2014°N -77.2123°W | Roadside | French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Forbes Road (Raystown Path) | US 11, 1 mile NE of Shippensburg 40.0711°N -77.4901°W | Roadside | French & Indian War, Military, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| Fort Couch | 8th & Ohio Sts., Lemoyne 40.2461°N -76.9043°W | Roadside | Civil War, Forts, Military | ||||||
| Fort Couch | Indiana Ave., betw. 8th St. & West Park, Lemoyne 40.2467°N -76.9048°W | City | Civil War, Forts, Military | ||||||
| Fort Franklin | n/a | U.S. 11 in Shippensburg (MISSING) | Roadside | Early Settlement, Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American | |||||
| Fort Morris | King (US 11) & Queen Sts., Shippensburg 40.0545°N -77.5151°W | Roadside | Forts, French & Indian War, Military | ||||||
| Fort Morris - PLAQUE | N side of W King St. (US 11), betw. Spring & Morris, Shippensburg 40.0545°N -77.5151°W | Plaque | Forts, French & Indian War, Military, Native American | ||||||
| Frederick Watts | Ritner Hwy. (US 11) & Shearer Dr. at entrance to Watts Bus. Park, W of Carlisle 40.1929°N -77.2363°W | Roadside | Agriculture, Education, Environment, Government & Politics, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Gen. John Armstrong | NE corner, High & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.2011°N -77.1865°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics, Military | ||||||
| Gen. William Irvine | SE corner, High & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.2011°N -77.1866°W | City | American Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century, Medicine & Science, Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| George Washington | W High & West Sts., Carlisle 40.2019°N -77.1935°W | City | American Revolution, George Washington, Military, Whiskey Rebellion | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | 5115 East Trindle Road, Mechanicsburg 40.2239°N -76.9754°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | 5002 Carlisle Pike, Hampden Township(@ Ye Olde Ale House) 40.24°N -76.9324°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | PA 74 just E of Carlisle near I-81 40.1952°N -77.1679°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | PA 34, .3 mile S of Carlisle near I-81 40.1787°N -77.1903°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | Walnut Bottom Rd. (SR 3023), .5 mile SW of Carlisle near I-81 40.1882°N -77.205°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Gettysburg Campaign | 3025 Market St., Camp Hill 40.24°N -76.9324°W | Roadside | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Green Tree Inn | S. Hanover St. between Pomfret & High Sts., Carlisle 40.2009°N -77.1894°W | City | Business & Industry, George Washington, Native American, Inns & Taverns | ||||||
| Harrisburg | Front St., at Market St., Wormleysburg 40.2531°N -76.8958°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics | ||||||
| Henszey's Wrought Iron Arch Bridge | Valley Road on edge of campus of Central Pennsylvania College, Enola 40.3054°N -76.9334°W | Roadside | Bridges, Business & Industry, Iron, Transportation | ||||||
| Irving Female College | E. Main St. (Pa. 641) near Filbert St., Mechanicsburg 40.2155°N -76.9996°W | City | Education, Women | ||||||
| James Wilson | SW corner, High & Pitt Sts., Carlisle 40.2014°N -77.1919°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| John Bannister Gibson | E. High St. between Hanover & Bedford Sts., Carlisle 40.2014°N -77.1879°W | City | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Writers | ||||||
| John W. Geary (1819-1873) | 3rd & Bridge Sts., New Cumberland 40.2257°N -76.8638°W | City | Civil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors, Military | ||||||
| Joseph Ritner | US 11, 6 miles SW of Carlisle 40.16°N -77.3199°W | Roadside | Education, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Governors | ||||||
| Laughlin Mill | PA 641 at E end of Newville 40.1748°N -77.3916°W | Roadside | Buildings, Business & Industry, Mills | ||||||
| Locust Grove Cemetery | 100 block of N Queen St., Shippensburg | Roadside | African American, Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Major Andre | S. Hanover St. between South & Pomfret Sts., Carlisle 40.1992°N -77.1894°W | City | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Marcus A. Reno | 3rd & Reno Sts., New Cumberland 40.2253°N -76.8653°W | City | Civil War, Military | ||||||
| Marianne Moore (1887-1972) | 343 N Hanover Street, Carlisle 40.2061°N -77.1875°W | City | Education, Women, Writers | ||||||
| Middle Spring Church | SR 4001 (old PA 696), 2.6 miles N of Shippensburg 40.0816°N -77.5411°W | Roadside | Buildings, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | ||||||
| Molly Pitcher | S. Hanover St. between Walnut & South Sts., Carlisle 40.1976°N -77.1894°W | City | American Revolution, Military, Women | ||||||
| Old Court House | E King St. (US 11) & Queen St., Shippensburg 40.0846°N -77.513°W | Roadside | Buildings, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Inns & Taverns | ||||||
| One-Room Schoolhouse | N Earl St./Newburg Rd. (PA 696) at the University, Shippensburg 40.0559°N -77.5243°W | Roadside | Buildings, Education | ||||||
| Peace Church | Pa. 641 (Trindle Rd.) at St. John's Rd. W of Camp Hill 40.2317°N -76.955°W | Roadside | Buildings, Religion | ||||||
| Peace Church | Carlisle Pike (SR 1010) at St. John's Rd., 1.2 miles W. of Camp Hill 40.2376°N -76.9616°W | Roadside | Buildings, Religion | ||||||
| Robert Whitehill (1735-1813) | 1903 Market St., Camp Hill 40.2399°N -76.9163°W | Roadside | Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Mansions & Manors, William Penn | ||||||
| Shippensburg | E King St. (US 11) near Walnut Bottom Rd. (Rt. 174), E end of Shippensburg 40.0594°N -77.5069°W | Roadside | Cities & Towns | ||||||
| Shippensburg - PLAQUE | King St. (US 11) & Prince St., on Vigilant Hose Co. #1 bldg., Shippensburg 40.0594°N -77.5069°W | Plaque | Cities & Towns, Early Settlement | ||||||
| Silver Spring Presbyterian Church | n/a | 444 Silver Spring Rd., at church, S of Carlisle Pk. (US 11), Mechanicsburg 40.2389°N -77.0077°W | Roadside | Early Settlement, Ethnic & Immigration, Religion | |||||
| Simpson Ferry Road | Simpson St. near Walnut St., Mechanicsburg 40.213°N -77.0012°W | City | Early Settlement, Roads, Transportation | ||||||
| St. Patrick's Church | 140 E. Pomfret St. at church, Carlisle 40.1995°N -77.1858°W | City | Buildings, Native American, Religion | ||||||
| State Police School | Walnut St. near Big Spring Ave., Newville 40.1699°N -77.4015°W | Roadside | Education, Police and Safety | ||||||
| Thomas Butler | W. High St. between Pitt & West Sts., Carlisle 40.2025°N -77.1925°W | City | American Revolution, Military, Professions & Vocations | ||||||
| Thompson's Rifle Battalion | E. South St. at Old Graveyard, Carlisle (MISSING) | City | American Revolution, Military | ||||||
| Union Church | 39 E. Main St. (Pa. 641) at church, Mechanicsburg 40.2137°N -77.0069°W | City | Buildings, Religion | ||||||
| Williams Grove | Williams Grove Rd. (SR 2011), .5 mile S of Wms. Grove Park | Roadside | Agriculture, Railroads, Transportation |