Some pictures of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA (not to be confused with Carlisle, England, or Pennsylvania near Bath, England!)

Taken during September 2008 ... see also Colvin Run Mill and Reunion, Gettysburg and Potomaccrossing

[imgr=capaplaque]Carlisle, PA - plaque[/img] A plaque to the history of the area, showing how so many of the names and places have derived from the the UK

[imgl=capachurch]Church at Carlisle, PA[/img] There's a wealth of different churches in Carlisle, all of them grand and all of them looking well and vibrant. A very religious part of the USA - itself a religious country.

[imgr=capacourthouse]Carlisle Court House, PA[/img] During our visit, the Court House was under repair but the magnificent pillars are still very much visible, including the damage from 1863 caused by a cannon ball.

[imgl=capamolly]Graveyard, Carlisle, PA[/img] Molly Pitcher, a local heroine, is commemorated in the local graveyard

[imgr=caparedhouse]South Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA[/img] Old world housing - this is NOT New England, but it's got much of that same picturesqueness

[imgl=capasidewalk]Carlisle, PA[/img] A Sidewalk scene - with the American Flag fluttering.

[imgr=capastation]Carlisle Station[/img] The railroad is freight only now, and the number of trains severely limited with the line weaving across a series of open crossings over roads.

[imgl=capastreet]Carlisle, PA[/img]A Typical Street just a short distance from the town centre

From the "East Coast USA, September 2008" series ... common links

Ashburn, Virginia
Colvin Run Mill, Virginia
Brunswick, Maryland
Class of 73 reunion
Gettyburg, Pennsylvania
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Potomac River

Flight to the USA
Photographing overhead cables
A Sad town in the sunlight
High School Reunions
Colvin and Carlisle