{"product_id":"2940011202339","title":"A Walking Tour of Carlisle, Pennsylvania","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. Whether you are preparing for a road trip or just out to look at your own town in a new way, a downloadable walking tour is ready to explore when you are.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach walking tour describes historical and architectural landmarks and provides pictures to help out when those pesky street addresses are missing. Every tour also includes a quick primer on identifying architectural styles seen on American streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith ties to George Washington, Molly Pitcher, the Civil War and even America's Greatest Athlete,\u003cbr\u003eJim Thorpe, for many years Carlisle billed itself as \"America's Most Historic Town.\" The Carlisle\u003cbr\u003eBarracks, built in 1751, were George Washington's choice for his army's first aresnal and school. This\u003cbr\u003eColonial ammunition plant was called Washingtonburg when it was constructed in 1776, the first\u003cbr\u003eplace in America named for Washington.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Town of Carlisle was laid out and settled by Scots-Irish immigrants in 1751 and became the center\u003cbr\u003eof their settlement in the Cumberland Valley. It was named after its sister town in Carlisle, England,\u003cbr\u003eand even built its former jailhouse to resemble Carlisle Citadel. Carlisle was well-known at one time for\u003cbr\u003ethe Carlisle Indian Industrial School, which trained Native Americans from all over the United States;\u003cbr\u003eone of its notable graduates was athletic hero Jim Thorpe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the first half of the 20th century, the Carlisle Historic District was the hub of activity in the\u003cbr\u003eagricultural region located west of the Susquehanna River. Carlisle remained the largest town in\u003cbr\u003eCumberland County during this period, with its population of 9,626 persons in 1900 swelling to\u003cbr\u003e16,812 by 1950. It was a market town and legal and service center for surrounding Cumberland Valley\u003cbr\u003ethroughout the 20th century, as it had been in the past. The town served an agricultural region that\u003cbr\u003eextended 9 miles to the east, 15-18 miles to the south and west, and over 25 miles over the mountain\u003cbr\u003einto Perry County to the north. Before 1930, two trolley lines and a passenger railroad, and after 1930,\u003cbr\u003ean extensive network of public roads connected the Carlisle Historic District with other communities\u003cbr\u003ein the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis walking tour will begin on Courthouse Square, an area known to George Washington when he\u003cbr\u003eworshipped here...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doug Gelbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46551339204849,"sku":"2940011202339","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/2940011202339_p0.jpg?v=1765559773","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011202339","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}