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The 1876 mementos are being preserved by the Mechanicsburg Museum Association. 9. Mechanicsburg celebrated its own Centennial in 1928. In 1925 the Borough had 3 fire companies, 15 churches, 9 physicians, 22 grocers, 5 restaurants and numerous retail stores. 10 Another gala celebration occurred for the 150 th Anniversary in 1978.
April 12, 1828 The State Assembly at Harrisburg passed the Act of Incorporation "to erect the Town of Mechanicsburg, in the County of Cumberland, into a Borough." Mechanicsburg is located 8 miles west of Harrisburg and 10 miles east of Carlisle, the county seat. May 16, 1828 First town council met and elected Henry Ford as the burgess.
The United States Census of 1830 does recognize the village as an incorporated borough, and most references to people living in the village prior to 1830 were documented by cross-referencing the earlier tax rolls with the census and hoping that the people had not moved. While this methodology is not flawless it is the best method available.
717. FIPS code. 42-48376. Website. www.mechanicsburgpa.org. Mechanicsburg is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The borough is eight miles (13 km) west of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 8,981. [3]
This history is found in the files of the Mechanicsburg Museum Association. The author is unknown, and it appears to have been written around 1988. Washington Fire Company The Engine pictured is the 1870 Silsby Steam Fire Engine. In 1856 the first water company was established in the Borough of Mechanicsburg.
The 128-page, softcover book is a fascinating account of the small borough’s history compiled by former mayor Byron Reppert through old postcards and watercolor prints. Reppert, now 89, began ...
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In 1976, The Passenger Station and Stationmaster’s House were deeded to the Borough of Mechanicsburg and the Borough used it as their office until 2003. Then in 2005, the Mechanicsburg Museum Association through a generous donation from Attorney and Mrs. Richard C. Snelbaker purchased the two buildings from the Borough of Mechanicsburg.
