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Biddle Mission Home  |  History  | Photo Gallery | Future Plans | Community Relations | Design Features East Side Neighbors Association The East Side Neighbors Association, or ESNA, was first established in 2010 when community members began to notice drug and money exchanges at Biddle Mission Park ((Elizabeth Gibson. “Carlisle neighborhood groups help drive...

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Design Features of Biddle Mission Park

Design Features of Biddle Mission Park

Biddle Mission Home  |  History  | Photo Gallery | Future Plans | Community Relations | Design Features Before the Carlisle Civic Club sold the land to the Borough of Carlisle in 1956, plans were drawn up for Biddle Mission Park as early as 1933. The Pennsylvania Department of Internal Affairs and Bureau of Municipal Affairs ordered these particular plans. These...

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Future Plans

Future Plans

Biddle Mission Home  |  History  | Photo Gallery | Future Plans | Community Relations | Design Features The latest project that is underway at Biddle Mission is the construction of a labyrinth with 100-year time capsule placed at its core. The Carlisle East Side Neighbors Association (ESNA) and greater Carlisle community is excited to bring a labyrinth to Biddle...

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Photo Gallery

Photo Gallery

Biddle Mission Home  |  History  | Photo Gallery | Future Plans | Community Relations | Design Features Spray pool at Biddle Mission Park (“Cumberland Valley Pennsylvania” website. https://www.visitcumberlandvalley.com/listing/biddle-mission-park/1668/) Pull-up bars at BMP Explanation of chin-up bars Basketball court Curl-up station Explanation of...

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History of Biddle Mission

History of Biddle Mission

Biddle Mission Home  |  History  | Photo Gallery | Future Plans | Community Relations | Design Features In 1869, the Dickinson College Mission Society purchased a lot on the corner of North and East streets which was formerly owned by the Plank family.[1] The cornerstone of what would become the Biddle Mission Church was laid in the same year and was owned by the...

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