Borough of Mechanicsburg

Mechanicsburg is a borough of 9,000 people in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Mechanicsburg is eight miles west of Harrisburg. It is home to Jubilee Day, the largest and longest-running-one-day street fair on the east coast.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School and Union Hotel.

Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School

School

Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School is a secondary school located on 500 South Broad Street in the borough of Mechanicsburg, west of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school is part of the Mechanicsburg Area School District.

Union Hotel

Historic building

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The Union Hotel, also known as the Shepherdstown Hotel or Hilltop Inn, is an historic hotel that is located in Shepherdstown in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Union Hotel is situated 2½ miles south of Borough of Mechanicsburg.

Johannes Eberly House

Heritage site

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The Johannes Eberly House, also known as the Old Bricker House or the McCormick House, is a historic American home that is located in Hampden Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Johannes Eberly House is situated 2½ miles northeast of Borough of Mechanicsburg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shepherdstown and Sporting Hill.

Shepherdstown

Hamlet

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Shepherdstown is an unincorporated community that is located in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated just south of Mechanicsburg and is home to the Union Hotel that was built in 1860 by Abraham Zook and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. Shepherdstown is situated 2½ miles south of Borough of Mechanicsburg.

Sporting Hill

Hamlet

Sporting Hill is an unincorporated community in Hampden Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is bordered on the north and south by the Conodoguinet Creek and the Capital Beltway respectively. Sporting Hill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Borough of Mechanicsburg.

Borough of Mechanicsburg

Type: Locality with 8,980 residents
Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.2115° or 40° 12′ 41″ north

Longitude

-77.006° or 77° 0′ 22″ west

Population

8,980

Elevation

443 feet (135 metres)

Open location code

87G46X6V+HH

GeoNames ID

5200661

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