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Mount Holly Springs is located in south-central Cumberland County at (40.116063, -77.186751), [4] at the northern foot of the South Mountain Mountain Creek runs through the center of the borough, exiting the mountains via a water gap between Mount Holly to the west and Keller Hill to the east.
Mount Holly Park was a summer resort and amusement park located along Mountain Creek in Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania. The park opened in 1901. The park opened in 1901. It began to decline from 1918, and closed between 1928 and 1930.
Mount Holly Springs: 15: Heishman Mill: Heishman Mill: March 31, 2022 : 1215 Creek Rd. West Pennsboro Township: 16: Hessian Powder Magazine: Hessian Powder Magazine: May 17, 1974 : Guardhouse and Garrison Lanes
The Amelia S. Givin Free Library is a historic public library in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2004. History
However, in 1865, when Amelia was about age 20, the Givin's house burned down and they moved to Carlisle, PA. [1] Robert Givin was a respected and prosperous businessman and banker, acting as president of both the Mount Holly Paper Mill and the Farmers' Bank in Carlisle. [2]
The South Mountain Railroad was a southcentral Pennsylvania railway line for "connecting the Pine Grove works to the Cumberland Valley R. R." [3] and which provided mining and passenger services via a southwest section from Hunter's Run, Pennsylvania, and a northern section from Hunter's Run to the CVRR junction northeast of Carlisle.
In 1919, the Laurel Dam breached and washed out the Hunters Run and Slate Belt branch and breached the Upper Mill dam at Mount Holly. [3] The lake was a popular camp location. The Camp Rothrock Boy Scout facility in the area, with wooden shelters and a dining room, used Laurel Lake's beaches in 1922. [4]
The Gettysburg Railroad (reporting mark GETY) was a short-line heritage railroad that operated in Pennsylvania from 1976 to 1996. The 23.4 mi (37.7 km) line ran from Gettysburg to Mount Holly Springs.