Carlisle (Pennsylvania)
CARLISLE
State: Pennsylvania
Origin/meaning
The bar and silver roundles refer to the canting arms of the Penn family, the colonial proprietors of Pennsylvania; the roundels represented coins (pence).
The woman with the cannon represents Molly Pitcher (a nickname) who followed her husband, a local militia artilleryman, on campaign; and when he was wounded she took his place and serviced his cannon.
The Bible refers to the local churches; the first building in Carlisle was First Presbyterian, on the old town square, followed by the Anglican Church nearby, and later by several other churches in other parts of town; including the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Methodist Church.
The gear wheel and garb in base are generic symbols for industry and agriculture.
The building in the crest is Dickinson College. The turkey, Indian warrior, and frontier rifleman reflect the area and it's history.
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