George Washington - Carlisle, PA - Pennsylvania Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Long Description:
The Whiskey Rebellion stemmed from an unpopular Government tax on distilled spirits* instituted in 1791 in order to generate revenue. In 1794, Federal forces marched to Western PA, making several arrests. The law turned out to be basically unenforcable & was repealed in 1803.

* gosh - aren't spirits still taxed today?

Marker text is as follows:

Here George Washington reviewed militia from Pennsylvania and New Jersey, rendezvoused at Carlisle, October 1794, before marching to the Western part of State to quell the Whiskey Rebellion.

Marker Name: George Washington County: Cumberland Date Dedicated: 10/20/1949 Marker Type: City Location: W High & West Sts., Carlisle Category: American Revolution, George Washington, Military, Whiskey Rebellion Website: [Web Link]

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