State Police School

State Police School is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Newville, Cumberland County, dedicated 1970.

Walnut St. near Big Spring Ave., Newville

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The Pennsylvania State Police Training School, first of its kind in the nation, was established here in 1920 at the old Big Spring Hotel, which stood nearby. In 1923 the location of the school was transferred to Hershey, in Dauphin County.

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Historical maps covering this location

1871 · Plate H. South Central Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1895 · Route, Gettysburg campaign. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1919 · Newville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1927 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1945 · Newville, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Route, Gettysburg campaign, 1895, covering the location of State Police School, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Route, Gettysburg campaign, 1895, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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

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