by Janet Pollard | Apr 14, 2020 | Blog
The Cumberland Valley impressed Thaddeus Stevens, reminding him of the rural beauty of Danville, Vermont, where he was born in 1792. Later, when Stevens purchased land to begin an ironworks, he called it Caledonia because it reminded him of his boyhood home. As a...
by Janet Pollard | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog
Let your imagination take you back in time and make your own story by filling in the details. After days of traveling, we finally made it. We finally made it to Fort Chambers! It is much bigger than I imagined it to be. The walls are very tall. And there is a stream... by Janet Pollard | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog
Franklin County Visitor Bureau (FCVB) is collecting school supplies for the United Way of Franklin County’s annual Stuff the Bus campaign. Joining the collection drive of Chambersburg’s Downtown Business Council’s (DBC), FCVB is accepting school supplies... by Janet Pollard | Feb 1, 2016 | Blog, Press Release
Chambersburg Civil War Seminars was established in 1989 under the direction of Ted Alexander and facilitated by the Greater Chambersburg Chamber of Commerce. Since 2008, the Franklin County Visitors Bureau has served as the marketing sponsor of the Chambersburg Civil...