Hidden history of Cumberland County

the long version

"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"--