The August 28th Sentinel Reported said that seven new interpretive signs have been placed in downtown Shippensburg. They include historical photos, illustrations, and information of the Confederate occupation of the town in the days preceding Gettysburg.
Among the signs:
UNION HOTEL-- whose name was changed to Sherman House as the Confederates approached.
GENERAL SAMUEL STURGIS HOME-- A Shippensburg native and hero of Antietam.
McPHERSON & COX HARDWARE STORE-- Whose owners outsmarted Confederate plunderers.
CONFEDERATE HEADQUARTERS
CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD
CAPTAIN JAMES KELSO HOME-- Looted, but family escaped.
WIDOW AGLE HOME-- supported self and three children by sewing and tailoring after husband killed in Georgia.
There are also two other signs at Dykman Spring and McLean Tannery that were erected by the Pennsylvania Civil War Trails program.
The More You Know. --B-Runner
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
