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Woodrow Wilson's ma from C.
In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.
In 1745 it was captured by the rebel forces of [[Charles Edward Stuart|Bonnie Prince Charlie]] thanks to the inability of loyal troops at [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] to cross the rough country separating the two places in time.
The mother of [[United States]] [[President]] [[Woodrow Wilson]] was born on Lowther Street, Carlisle.
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.
At the outbreak of the [[First World War]] major armament factories were set up in the Carlisle-[[Gretna]] area (this was considered safe fron [[German]] naval bombardment or raiding). Worried about the safety implications of drunken munitions workers, the Government in 1916 nationalised all the pubs and breweries in the area; known as the State Managment Scheme, this was only ended in 1971.