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Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. / 39.93750°N 77.66111°W / 39.93750; -77.66111. Chambersburg is a borough in and the county seat of Franklin County, in the South Central region of Pennsylvania, United States. [3] It is in the Cumberland Valley, which is part of the Great Appalachian Valley, and 13 miles (21 km) north of Maryland and the ...
82003789 [1] Added to NRHP. August 26, 1982. Chambersburg Historic District is a national historic district centered on the Memorial Fountain and Square of Chambersburg in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes 159 contributing buildings in the central business district and immediately surrounding residential area of Chambersburg.
Operational. Site history. Built. 1942. Letterkenny Army Depot (originally Letterkenny Ordnance Depot ), the Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE) for Air Defense and Tactical Missile Systems, was established in early 1942. [1] [2] Its leadership began recruiting civilian personnel in July 1942. [3] The Depot is under the command ...
September 6, 1991. ( #91001133) Pennsylvania Route 75 north of Metal. 40°01′08″N 77°52′36″W. / 40.018889°N 77.876667°W / 40.018889; -77.876667 ( Carrick Furnace) Metal Township. 9. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House. Chambersburg and Bedford Turnpike Road Company Toll House.
The Raid on Chambersburg, often identified as J.E.B. Stuart's Chambersburg Raid, was a Confederate States Army cavalry raid into Maryland and Pennsylvania on October 10–12, 1862 during the American Civil War. It became known as Stuart's "second ride around McClellan" because it duplicated Stuart's reconnaissance ride completely around the ...
The current Franklin County Courthouse in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, built in 1865, is the third courthouse building on the site. The site was originally purchased from Colonel Benjamin Chambers in 1785. Predecessor Franklin County Courthouse following the 1864 McCausland raid. The current building replaced its predecessor that was burnt on ...
This historic structure is a two-story, three-bay wide, clapboard-covered, hewn-log building. Abolitionist John Brown (1800–1859) stayed here from June until mid-October 1859, while receiving supplies and recruits for his raid on Harpers Ferry. Following the raid, four of Brown's followers returned to the house to be concealed. [2]
Area code. 717. FIPS code. 42-055-32152. Hamilton Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,374 at the 2020 census, [3] up from 8,949 at the 2000 census.