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Major Andre

Major Andre is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Carlisle, Cumberland County, dedicated 1949.

Cumberland County · dedicated 1949 · S. Hanover St. between South & Pomfret Sts., Carlisle

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For a short time in 1776, Major Andre and Lt. Despard, British prisoners of war, were detained in a tavern that stood on this site. Some years later, after an exchange and recapture, Andre was executed as a spy.

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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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