FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania ~ 06 OCT 2026

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Road Trip: Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania

Carlisle Barracks is a United States Army facility located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The site of the U.S. Army War College, it is the nation's second-oldest active military base. The first structures were built in 1757, during the French and Indian War between Great Britain and France in the colonies.

Carlisle, established in 1751 at the intersection of Indian trails along the Letort Creek, became a jumping-off point for traders and settlers heading west over the Allegheny Mountains. In 1757, the British established a military post at Carlisle under Col. John Stanwix during the French and Indian War.

In late 1776, the Continental Congress authorized a laboratory and magazine at Carlisle, which soon expanded to a manufacturing center and an arsenal, known locally as Washingtonburg. Washington wrote a detailed letter to Col. Benjamin Flower about his expectations at the laboratory:” furnaces would be erected to cast cannon and ammunition, carriages would be constructed.

The Hessian Powder Magazine is said to have been constructed during the Revolutionary War by captured Hessian soldiers; the fieldstone gunpowder storehouse complemented the foundry work to fill artillery requirements of the new nation.

In addition to Flower’s Regiment of Artificers, there was an artillery school under Capt. Isaac Coren. Carlisle played an important role in supplying artillery material to Henry Knox, Washington’s Chief of Artillery.

In 1801, the 27 acres of Carlisle Barracks became federal property when purchased from the heirs of William Penn for $664.20.

Today, the Army War College develops the nation’s strategic leaders and the strategic ideas to guide decision-making through its wargaming center, its research and publications arm, its expert center in Peacekeeping and Stability Operations, and the Army’s premier military history archives and public military education: the U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center. AHEC is located adjacent to the original Carlisle Barracks.

Students of all the Army War College educational programs are officers of the Army and Joint Force: Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard, active and reserve, as well as senior civilians of the federal agencies associated with national security, e.g., the Department of State.

Learn More About Carlisle Barracks HERE!!

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[radu]

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[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Hope all’s well with you. Enjoying the nice break from summer?

[PROCON]

Thanks for taking us on tonight’s Road Trip, Lauren!

[PROCON]

Hey there, radu, I hope your week is starting off fine.

Just a grocery store run for me today but it's still warm enough to still be wearing shorts, feels good!

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Hi Everybody!

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[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you radu!

*HUGS*

OMG, what a huge difference! Cool and rainy few days has been splendid. And I hope you got some too!

Have a terrific week!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening and thank you PROCON!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

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[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

The week’s starting off great after a dreary weekend. It’s going to be comfortably warm all week, and sunny.
Sounds like your weather’s just as good.

This can stay around for a while. LOL

I made a store run yesterday afternoon, so had no plans for today other than puttering around here.

[SkyDancer]

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[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania ~

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[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you SkyDancer!

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy and thank you luvie!

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[radu]

Excellent! You got more rain than I did but I got a little over the weekend.
The cooler temps are a huge plus for both of us!

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Get a nice long sleep today? :-)

I imagine the kitties are pretty happy with the pleasant temps these days. As are we all! LOL

[luvie]

Hi there lauren! You’re very welcome. (((hugs)))

Are you enjoying the cooler days as much as I have been?

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It’s been wonderful! We even got 1/4’’ more of rain overnight. It sure surprised me. It had to be a very slow and quiet rain. I never heard anything.

Oh, and yes, I did get a lot of sleep last night. LOL! The cooler weather helps so much. My nap this afternoon was pretty great, too. LOL!

How are things there? Is it still ‘’gloomy’’? Did you have to get out and run errands after the weekend?

[radu]

So you did get more rain? I checked the radar a few times and never saw anything down there. Stealth. LOL

Glad you got good sleep .... both times. :-)

It was gorgeous here today. Nary a cloud in the sky and the temp only got up to 82. There was a nice breeze with it.
No errand-running today. I made a quick store run yesterday.

[luvie]

Yeah, it was nice to sleep till I wanted to wake up, not with an alarm jarring me awake.

Sounds like the perfect day there. That’s probably what ours will be like tomorrow. High of 82. I always hope for some cloudcover...the sun just gets so hot on the cement porch and patio.

The kitties did seem to be enjoying the day, BTW. They wern’t hidden away like usual.