Robert Alfred Parker, son of George and Elizabeth Andrews Parker, was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1846. He and his family first lived in Franklin County, Carlisle, Pennsylvania; in 1860, he and his family moved to Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.1 According to the "U.S.
In his book, The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics, Christopher Lasch cautions that "Nostalgia appeals to the feeling that the past offered delights no longer attainable ...," a past that "stands outside time, frozen in unchanging perfection." "The hallmark of nostalgia," he writes, "is a dependency on the disparagement of the present."
For several years at the end of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century, a pottery was operated in Carlisle by Peter Pattaw.
The peanut cart was owned by Angelo "Charlie" Veto (1869 - 1949) a veteran ice cream and peanut vendor on Carlisle's Public Square. For 48 years his location on the square remained constant.[1]
“The first notable increase in U.S. peanut consumption came in 1860 with the outbreak of the Civil War. Northern soldiers, as well as Southern, used the peanut as a food.
John George Peck served in the 25th United States Colored Troops with Company I. He was born around 1836 in Rockingham County, Virginia.1 Before he enlisted into the 25th U.S. Colored Troops, he did labor work in Frederick County, Virginia.2 He had the following physical characteristics: black hair, black eyes, a dark colored complexion, and height of about five foot, ten.3 Before his enlistment, he was believed to be a free man. At 30 years old, on February 3, 1864, he enlisted in the 25th U.S.
One of the Hamilton Library's oldest 18th century manuscripts provides a unique glimpse into what life was like for Pennsylvania's soldiers serving in America's French and Indian War, the 250th anniversary of which is now being commemorated.
The Confederate invasion of Cumberland County in June and July of 1863 has left marks remaining to be seen 135 years later. All who are familiar with Robert G. Crist's pamphlet on the "Confederate Invasion of the West Shore-1863” know of the effort to fortify the higher points of Hummel Hill at Bridgeport (later Lemoyne).
During its existence (1879-1918) and since, the Carlisle Indian Industrial School has been a subject of interest to students and scholars of history, sociology, ethnology, and education.