Shippensburg, PA

Shippinsburg, Pa., Cumberland co. A town and borough, situated in the midst of a fertile country. It is 11 miles N. E. from Chambersburg, and 136 W. from Philadelphia. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Cumberland County, PA

Shippensburg, Pennsylvania (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Shippinsburg, Pa., Cumberland co. A town and borough, situated in the midst of a fertile country. It is 11 miles N. E. from Chambersburg, and 136 W. from Philadelphia.
(Spelling as printed in the 1854 edition)
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America… (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 576.
Date Type
In Cumberland County, the secession flag is briefly hoisted in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Campaigns/Elections
Birthplace of
Name Type
Locust Grove Cemetery, Shippensburg, PA Location or Site
Date Title
Carlisle (PA) American Volunteer, “A Visit to Shippensburg,” June 17, 1847
Carlisle (PA) Herald, "In the Surpreme Court of Penn'a," June 27, 1849
New York Times, “Telegrams From Carlisle,” June 26, 1863
New York Herald, “The Rebel Occupation of Carlisle,” July 1, 1863
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