Carlisle, Pennsylvania

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borough municipality

Carlisle, Pennsylvania is a historic borough in south-central Pennsylvania known for its role in the American Revolutionary War, its colonial heritage, and as the home of Dickinson College and the U.S. Army War College.

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	borough → municipality →
areaCode	717 →
climate	humid continental climate →
country	United States of America →
county	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED →
demographicRegion	Cumberland Valley region of Pennsylvania →
distanceTo	approximately 20 miles west of Harrisburg →
foundedIn	1751 →
governingBody	Carlisle Borough Council →
governmentType	borough council form →
hasAttraction	Carlisle Barracks → Carlisle Events auto shows → Cumberland County Historical Society →
hasEducationalInstitution	Dickinson College → Penn State Dickinson Law → U.S. Army War College →
hasHistoricDistrict	Carlisle Historic District →
hasHistoricEvent	served as a supply and training center during the American Revolutionary War → site of Carlisle Indian Industrial School at Carlisle Barracks →
hasMajorRoad	Interstate 76 NERFINISHED → Interstate 81 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 11 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 34 NERFINISHED →
hasPopulationCharacteristic	small borough →
historicalSignificance	American Revolutionary War → colonial heritage →
hosted	Carlisle Barracks →
incorporatedAsBoroughIn	1782 →
isCountySeatOf	Cumberland County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED →
isHomeOf	Dickinson College → Pennsylvania State University Dickinson Law → U.S. Army War College →
knownFor	automotive and truck shows → colonial architecture → historic downtown → military history →
locatedIn	south-central Pennsylvania →
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
locatedNear	Appalachian Mountains →
namedAfter	Carlisle, Cumbria, England →
partOf	Cumberland Valley →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area →
postalCode	17013 →
registeredOn	National Register of Historic Places (Carlisle Historic District) →
state	Pennsylvania →
usesDaylightSavingTime	yes →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Samuel Smith →	birthPlace
South Central Pennsylvania →	contains
Molly Pitcher →	deathPlace
Interstate 81 →	passesThrough
John Armstrong Jr. →	placeOfBirth
John Armstrong Sr. →	placeOfDeath
James Wilson →	residence
Cumberland Valley Railroad →	servedCity