Carlisle Events
presents the
The Carlisle House
148 South Hanover Street, Carlisle, PA 17013
717-249-0350
Voted "Best of Carlisle" for the last 12 years.
Rated a top B&B in PA on TripAdvisor.com.
Memorial Day was officially
proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of
the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on 30 May 1868,
when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate
soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.
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| Joanna Horstmann Hayes |
We are enjoying an exciting weekend with so many special guests here for the 2012 graduation ceremonies at Dickinson College with CIA Director David Petraeus delivering the Commencement address.