Enola

History

The town came into existence due to the building of rail lines through the area. Local farmers Francis and Wesley Miller sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad to be used as a flag station. Mr. Miller was given the honor of naming the train station. He named the station "Enola", after his daughter. Miller at the time was the only resident living in the area. Eventually, when more people moved to the area the local post office and surrounding town adopted the name as well. In the fall of 1902, the Pennsylvania Railroad made the decision to build a classification yard "between Marysville, Pennsylvania and West Fairview, Pennsylvania, Enola Yard." In 1903, their agent, the Manor Realty Co. purchasing , officially opened the yards in January 1905. Of the 743 acres, the Enola Realty Co. bought for $26,500. This would officially become known as Enola (or current North Enola). Starting in 1909, the Realty Company went on to build more than 220 homes which it rented or sold to families coming to the village looking for employment. South Enola grew almost as rapidly as North Enola. Some of the landowners were Mann, Bretz, Darr, Ruplay, Pyne, and Addams. West Enola also grew with the boom of the Enola Yards. The largest landowner of that time was Britton. Other large landowners were Lantz and Renninger. Enola is served by a single high school, East Pennsboro High School. Originally named Enola High School, it was built on farmland which had been owned by the Gutshall family from the late 1800s until the 1940s. It is located at 425 West Shady Lane, parallel to Gutshall Road. The original Enola High School is located on 98 South Enola Drive. It is the home of the East Pennsboro Branch Library, township offices and the East Pennsboro Township Police department. An early…

Geography

Enola is located near the eastern edge of Cumberland County at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.04%, is water. It is on the west shore of the Susquehanna River facing the city of Harrisburg. U.S. Route 11/15 runs north-to-south through Enola.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,800
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  19,684
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  18,407
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  17,599
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  17,566
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  16,353
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,982
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  14,739

Largest nearby schools

• Cumberland Valley HS
  High · Mechanicsburg · 3,035 students · 17.2:1 ratio
• Mountain View MS
  Middle · Mechanicsburg · 1,378 students · 15.5:1 ratio
• Mechanicsburg Area SHS
  High · Mechanicsburg · 1,377 students · 16.6:1 ratio
• Cedar Cliff HS
  High · Camp Hill · 1,353 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• Mechanicsburg MS
  Middle · Mechanicsburg · 1,047 students · 12.9:1 ratio
• Eagle View MS
  Middle · Mechanicsburg · 1,021 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• Winding Creek El Sch
  Elementary · Mechanicsburg · 999 students · 17.5:1 ratio
• East Pennsboro Area SHS
  High · Enola · 761 students · 13.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.81 — 2019-09-15
  5 km ESE of East Berlin, Pennsylvania
• M 3.44 — 2019-06-13
  9 km N of Blain, Pennsylvania
• M 3.05 — 2010-06-03
  4 km ENE of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 2.76 — 2009-10-25
  4 km ENE of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 2.93 — 2009-04-24
  1 km S of Franklintown, Pennsylvania
• M 3.37 — 2008-12-27
  2 km NNE of Landisville, Pennsylvania