Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania

Bowmansdale is an unincorporated community located in Upper Allen Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, south of Mechanicsburg. It is named after Jacob Bowman, a former Cumberland County sheriff. Bowmansdale has been recognized as a historic district by the Cumberland County Planning Department. The other historic districts in eastern Cumberland County include the Market Street District in Camp Hill, the Lisburn Historic District, the McCormick Road Historic District, the Mechanicsburg Commercial Historic District, the New Cumberland Historic District, the Shepherdstown Historic District, and West Fairview Village.Before permanent settlements were built in Cumberland County, numerous Native American transportation paths crossed the county, including those of the Shawnee and Delaware tribes. Bowmansdale was a recognized stop on the Conoy Trail that ran between the places that are now known as Lisburn and Carlisle.Bowmansdale is home to the historic Lindenwood Farm. The founding date for the estate is unknown, but a document from the Cumberland County Courthouse recorded its sale by William Crawford to Robert Bryson in 1751. By the late 1780s, the property was home to tanning and limekiln businesses. Several buildings from the 1860s remain on the property, along with barns that are older. By 1884, Bowmansdale was a stop on the Harrisburg and Potomac Railroad that connected Harrisburg to Shippensburg. The rail line was later purchased by the Reading Railroad.The Bowmansdale Stoner covered bridge, built in 1867, was relocated to the campus of nearby Messiah College in Grantham in 1972.

WVMM is Messiah University's student-operated radio station, located at 90.7 MHz FM. The station is known by its listeners as "The Pulse". Messiah College had a radio station from 1970–1983. On October 6, 1989, WVMM was resumed, this time as an over-the-air FM radio station. Prior to that, it was heard only on campus. WVMM now operates at 100 watts, and can be heard throughout the Harrisburg area.

The Gilbert Bridge, also known as the Hall Estate Bridge, is an historic, American Pratt truss bridge that is located in Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania and Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Shepherdstown is an unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is just south of Mechanicsburg and is home to the Union Hotel, built in 1860 by Abraham Zook and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Union Hotel, also known as Shepherdstown Hotel, is a historic hotel located at Shepherdstown in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1860, and consists of a three-story, eight bay, rectangular brick main section in the Georgian style. It measures 56 feet, 6 inches wide by 33 feet deep. It has a brick ell, also dated to about 1860, and a 1 1/2-story frame summer kitchen. A one-story frame addition was built about 1920. The building was restored in the 1980s.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.

Messiah University is a private interdenominational evangelical Christian university in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.

Grantham is an unincorporated community in Upper Allen Township, Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, best known today for the Christian liberal arts college, Messiah University, whose students make up most of its population.

Siddonsburg is an unincorporated community in Monaghan Township, York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located in about 2 miles south of Messiah College. Siddonsburg was originally named Siddonstown. Siddonstown was established by Benjamin Siddons.

Holliday is an unincorporated community in Tioga County, Pennsylvania, United States.

WHYF (720 kHz) is a listener-supported AM radio station, licensed to Shiremanstown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Harrisburg metropolitan area. It broadcasts a Catholic talk and teaching radio format, mostly from EWTN Radio with some local programs. It is owned by Holy Family Radio, Inc. By day, WHYF is powered at 2,000 watts non-directional with a construction permit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase power to 2,500 watts. The station broadcasts only during daytime hours, to protect from interference WGN Chicago, the Class A, clear-channel station on 720 AM.

Monaghan Township is a township in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,674 at the 2020 census.The township was named after the town and county of Monaghan in Ireland.

The John Williams House, also known as the Williams Mansion House, is an historic American home that is located near Williams Grove in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.