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Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region and. is a suburb of Harrisburg, to the east.
Scots-Irish immigrants settled in Carlisle and farmed the Cumberland Valley. They named the settlement after its sister town of Carlisle, Cumberland, England, and even built its former jailhouse (which Cumberland County now uses as general government offices) to resemble The Citadel in the English city. The U.S. Army War College, located at the Carlisle Barracks, prepares high-level military personnel and civilians for strategic leadership responsibilities. Carlisle Barracks ranks among the oldest U.S. Army installations and the most senior military educational institution in the United States Army. Carlisle Barracks is home of the United States Army Heritage and Education Center, an archives and museum complex open to the public.
Carlisle served as a munitions depot during the American Revolutionary War. The depot was later developed into the United States Army War College at Carlisle Barracks.
Leading up to the American Civil War, Carlisle served as a stop on the Underground Railroad. During the war, an army of the Confederate States of America, under General Fitzhugh Lee, attacked and shelled the borough during the Battle of Carlisle on July 1, 1863 as part of the Gettysburg Campaign.
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