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Shepherdstown, Pennsylvania. / 40.17750°N 76.99139°W / 40.17750; -76.99139. Shepherdstown is an unincorporated community that is located in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated just south of Mechanicsburg and is home to the Union Hotel that was built in 1860 by Abraham Zook and listed on ...
42-48376. Website. www .mechanicsburgpa .org. Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is eight miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,981. [3]
The Mechanicsburg High School Marching Band is the school's marching band. They are called the Wildcats. Local residents, members, and fans associated with the group also refer to them as the "Maroon Machine." History. Mechanicsburg has a rich marching band tradition going back to 1929. They began competing in the Tournament of Bands in 1988.
Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg is an 806 acres (1.259 sq mi) naval supply depot just outside of Mechanicsburg in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Largely industrial, and home to over 150 warehouses containing 8,800,000 square feet (820,000 m 2 ) of storage space [1] and other buildings, it is the headquarters of the Naval ...
The Mechanicsburg Area School District is a midsized, suburban, public school district serving the Harrisburg suburbs of Mechanicsburg and Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. The Mechanicsburg Area School District encompasses approximately 16 square miles (41 km 2). According to the 2000 federal census data, it served a ...
The Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District encompasses 91 contributing buildings in the central business district of Mechanicsburg. Most of the contributing buildings date to the 19th century and includes notable examples of the Late Victorian and Georgian styles. Notable buildings include two churches, two banks, and the police department.
These two buildings met the needs of Mechanicsburg's expanding enrollment until 1950. At this time an additional building that included the front high school building was completed at a cost of $230,000. Two more additions were made in 1956 and 1975, making the total construction cost of the present Mechanicsburg School Buildings around $1,282,000.
An uncut, rough yellow sapphire found at the Spokane Sapphire Mine near Helena, Montana. Sapphire is one of the two gem-varieties of corundum, the other being ruby (defined as corundum in a shade of red). Although blue is the best-known sapphire color, they occur in other colors, including gray and black, and also can be colorless.