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"The rolling fields and quiet towns of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, belie its dynamic history. From slaves who escaped to freedom through Underground Railroad stations in Shippensburg and Boiling Springs to a telephone-like invention created by Lower Allen & Daniel Drawbaugh a full decade before the patent of Alexander Graham Bell, the pages of Cumberland County'ss history conceallong-forgotten but true tales. There are numerous but often-overlooked contributions from county residentss from 1920 to 1923, Newville hosted the first state police academy in the nation, and during World War II, a humble bandage invented in Carlisle saved countless lives. With an engaging collection of vignettes, author Joseph David Cress explores these and other hidden talesfrom the history of Cumberland County"--
"A collection of overlooked stories from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania from the eighteenth to the twentieth century"--
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-143) and index.
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