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- Cumberland County was first settled by a majority of Scots-Irish immigrants who arrived in approximately 1730. English and German settlers constituted about ten percent of the early population. The settlers originally mostly devoted the area to farming and later developed other trades.
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settling in Cumberland County. This influx of settlers led to conflicts and worsening relations between the two groups. By 1727, most of the Shawnee had left Cumberland County and migrated to western Pennsylvania and Ohio. Peter Chartier accompanied the western migration
Monroe was created from the western portion of Allen Township in 1825, Mechanicsburg Borough officially incorporated in 1828, and New Cumberland Borough decreased the area of Allen Township in the east in 1831. Allen Township was further divided around 1850 when Upper and Lower Allen were created.
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Cumberland County was first settled by a majority of Scots-Irish immigrants who arrived in approximately 1730. English and German settlers constituted about ten percent of the early population. The settlers originally mostly devoted the area to farming and later developed other trades. [4]
The duke conveyed New Jersey to Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret, June 24, 1664. In 1672, the Dutch reconquered the province; but in 1673 it was restored, and new grants were executed.
Although migrants lived throughout the American colonies, in 1717 the Scots-Irish favored settling in Pennsylvania choosing to settle less populated areas in the Cumberland Valley and beyond the Alleghenies before moving into Virginia and further south. 2 It is thought that the Scots-Irish chose to settle in Pennsylvania, particularly Cumberland...
Introduction. In the mid-eighteenth century, central Pennsylvania was the destination for many Scotch-Irish and German Palatinate immigrants. During this time, many families with the surname of Walker settled in what is now Cumberland, Dauphin, and Franklin Counties.
Many people assume that the history of Cumberland County began with the foundation of towns like Carlisle, Shippensburg, Newville, and Camp Hill by European settlers in the eighteenth century. Yet, before any European frontiersman set foot in the county, there is evidence of a sizable settlement of Native Americans: the Susquehannock People.
