PA, USA
Carlisle Barracks
Landmark
Established 1757, Carlisle Barracks is the oldest continuously active U.S. Army installation. During the Revolution it served as a critical supply depot and arms manufacturing center for the Continental Army, producing muskets and artillery for forces in the western Pennsylvania frontier. The barracks housed Hessian prisoners of war after Trenton and Saratoga, and was used as a staging area for General Sullivan's 1779 expedition against the Iroquois Confederacy. Today it houses the U.S. Army War College.
Visiting Today
Address
122 Forbes Ave, Carlisle, PA 17013
Hours
Visitor access to public areas; Army War College Museum open Mon–Fri 9am–4pm
Admission
Free (ID required for base access)
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