Welcome to Shippensburg, a gateway community of the Cumberland Valley. We are second to York as the oldest permanent settlement west of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania. Since our beginnings, we have been a transportation and agricultural center responsible for supplying much needed supplies and services to our growing nation. The rail centers located here sent farm and manufactured goods throughout the nation. We continue today by supplying construction equipment, agricultural crops, dairy products, and other unique items for the daily business of the country. It is difficult to travel throughout the country and even the world without coming across someone from Shippensburg who has added to the quality of life for people. In the last third of the nineteenth century, we also became an educational center providing an endless supply of teachers who guaranteed the future of the United States as a world leader. There’s really something infectious about Shippensburg. We truly hope you
