Hogestown, Pennsylvania

As US Route 11 North travels through Cumberland County from Carlisle toward Harrisburg, it actually moves in an easterly direction. The north and southbound lanes are separate by a city block at the hamlet of Hogestown, named after its found John Hoge.  What appears to have been a once prosperous town is sandwiched between the two roads that carry US11. There is a 35-mph speed limit that no one observes; several buildings have been deemed dangerous and uninhabitable by the township. Of particular fascination is the (unidentified) church towards the south end of town, built in 1858. Generations of parishioners gathered, shared community and cared for this structure. Today, there is just a skeleton of the steeple remains: symbolic of the current state of Hogestown.