Place:Camp Hill, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

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NameCamp Hill
TypeBorough
Coordinates40.241°N 76.926°W
Located inCumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Camp Hill Cemetery
Rolling Green Memorial Park
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White Hall School
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Camp Hill is a borough in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of Harrisburg. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,888 at the 2010 census. There are many large corporations based in nearby East Pennsboro Township and Wormleysburg that use the Camp Hill postal address, including the Rite Aid Corporation, Harsco Corporation, and Gannett Fleming.

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History

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The name "Camp Hill" is believed to stem from a split in the congregation of a Peace Church, located west of the current borough. One faction of the church began meeting outdoors, on a hill. Prior to the Civil War, the area was known locally as White Hill, and was a stop along the Cumberland Valley Railroad between Harrisburg and Carlisle. During the Civil War, the Battle of Sporting Hill became the northernmost engagement of the Gettysburg Campaign, which took place at Camp Hill in late June 1863. Camp Hill was incorporated as a borough on November 10, 1885, from East Pennsboro Township. The Peace Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.

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