Hessian Guardhouse Site

Site of the guardhouse and prisoner compound used to hold Hessian soldiers captured at Trenton (December 1776) and after Saratoga (October 1777). Carlisle held several hundred Hessian prisoners at various points, and many settled permanently in the Cumberland Valley after the war rather than return to Germany, contributing to the region's German-speaking population. A historical marker identifies the site on the Carlisle Barracks grounds.