02/05/2010 The Army Heritage Center Foundation announces the launch of a completely redesigned website. Grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the U.S |
01/26/2010 Not many people realize that the edge of American civilization in the 18th century was the small village of Carlisle in the colony of Pennsylvania. |
| 250 Years of Carlisle Barracks History on Display at the US Army Heritage and Education Center |
| January 26, 2010 |
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Not many people realize that the edge of American civilization in the 18th century was the small village of Carlisle in the colony of Pennsylvania. Fewer still know that Carlisle became the home of one of the oldest military posts in the United States. Now is your chance to learn those facts as well as hundreds more with the opening of the new exhibit, “Carlisle Barracks: Then and Now” at the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center (USAHEC). The exhibit is now open and will continue through the end of 2010. This exhibit looks at the exciting 250-year history of Carlisle Barracks from its founding by British General John Stanwix in May of 1757 to its importance today as a center for senior leader Army training as the home of the U.S. Army War College. “This is really the first time the AHEC has been able to display some of the many artifacts, images, and documents that established and supported Carlisle Barracks throughout its history, “ stated Jack Giblin, Director of Visitor and Education Services. “This exhibit is like looking through a window in time where you can see what the building or place looks like today as well as how that particular place matured throughout Carlisle Barracks history.” Artifacts of interest in the exhibit include the original 1801 land indenture that deeded the land from the Penn family to the United States and the 1775 bellows from the Revolutionary War blacksmith shop on post. The exhibit encompasses much of the second floor of Ridgway Hall at the Center. The exhibit is scheduled to run through February of 2011. As always, there is no admission charged for entrance into USAHEC or the exhibit. For more information about the exhibit, the opening, or USAHEC’s hours of operation please go to our website at www.usahec.org or call 717-245-3972. Army Heritage Center Foundation and the Army Heritage and Education Center. POC: Jack Giblin 717-245-3472 |