Carlisle Barracks
Established 1757. Oldest Army Post in U.S. A powder magazine built by Hessian prisoners in 1777 survives. Burned by Confederates on July 1, 1863. Indian School, 1879-1918. Army Medical Field Service School, 1920-1946. Army War College since 1951.
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Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov
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