George Norman is not a household name.  Nor should it be.

As we continued through our visit to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, we saw some plaques of notable inmates.

Here is George’s:

So why George Norman strike my interest?  Simple, we live in Carlisle.  His story is interesting and one that I hadn’t heard here in Carlisle.  The building behind George – that’s the old courthouse.  It’s still there today.

Nothing like some living history.