 shippensburg is a borough in cumberland and franklin counties in the u.s. state of pennsylvania. settled in 1730, shippensburg lies in the cumberland valley, 41 miles (66&nbsp;km) west-southwest of harrisburg, and is part of the harrisburg&ndash;carlisle metropolitan statistical area. the population was 5,492 at the 2010 census. of this, 4,416 were in cumberland county, and 1,076 were in franklin county. shippensburg was incorporated as a borough on january 21, 1819. in the past, there were furniture factories, engine and pump works, and other industrial works located within the town. shippensburg is
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