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Carlisle Indian Industrial School

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School was an off-reservation boarding school founded by Richard Henry Pratt.  The school operated in Carlisle from its founding in 1879 until it was closed in 1918.  Visit the resource center to learn more about the Indian School collection found at the Cumberland County Historical Society.




Camp Michaux Self-Guided Walking Tour

Camp Michaux in Cooke Township has a history beginning in the late 1700s as a farm associated with the iron industry.  In 1933, the site became the first Civilian Conservation Corps in Pennsylvania operated on State land.  In 1943, the U.S. Army used the camp as a secret interrogation camp for German and Japanese prisoners of war, one of only three such sites in the country.  After WWII, the facility was operated by Camp Michaux, Inc. as a youth summer camp.  Follow the link to learn more about preservation efforts at the former camp and for a self-guided walking tour guide.

Remembering Fallen Heroes: Cumberland County and Cumberland County Affiliated Servicemen Who Died In Vietnam

The following list of Cumberland County servicemen who died in Vietnam appears in alphabetical order and was compiled from official and non-official sources. For the purpose of this study a “Cumberland County” servicemen is defined as a person who met at least one of the following criteria: Born in Cumberland County, held residence in the county for at least four years, excluding time spent at any of the county's three schools of higher learning (Messiah, Dickinson, and Shippensburg), or a graduate of a Cumberland County high school regardless of years of residence.