Butcher Family History

Butcher Tot Lot Home  |  Park History | Butcher Family History  | Tot Lot Improvement Project | Photo Gallery | African Americans in Carlisle John Butcher was born a slave in Virginia in 1832. His wife, Charlotte, was also born in Virginia, eleven years after her husband and the couple married in 1862. In the same year their first son, William, was born. Not much is...

History – Timeline – Land Acquisitions – Dog Park – Future Plans – Photo Gallery – Open Space Preservation Early Photos A View of the Turnpike From Shaffer Park 1970 Shaffer Park Plan Early Photos Early Photos Shaffer Cabin Front View Front View Rear View   The Dog Park   The pond View from the creek The pond View from...

Future Plans

History – Timeline – Land Acquisitions – Dog Park – Future Plans – Photo Gallery – Open Space Preservation Future Plans For the most part, Shaffer park will remain the same. The Carlisle Parks and Recreation Department intends for the park to remain what it is. The dog park will remain a dog park, the picnic area will remain as it...

History – Timeline – Land Acquisitions – Dog Park – Future Plans – Photo Gallery – Open Space Preservation   Dog Park The idea of dog parks as spaces specifically devoted to dog activity developed in California in 1979. ((http://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1017&context=mes_capstones)) Since then dog...

History – Timeline – Land Acquisitions – Dog Park – Future Plans – Photo Gallery – Open Space Preservation Land Acquisitions Shaffer park has been slowly cut down in size since its acquirement in 1968 by the Borough of Carlisle from Charles M. Shaffer.   Originally, there was a detailed plan to attract visitors to this newly...