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Harrisburg (/ ˈ h æ r ɪ s ˌ b ɜːr ɡ /, Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the seat of Dauphin County.With a population of 50,099 as of 2020, Harrisburg is the ninth-most populous city in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, Bounded by 3rd and 7th, North and Walnut Streets Harrisburg Main article: Downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania The boundary of Harrisburg's Downtown is considered Forster Street to the north, I-83 to the south, the railroad tracks to the east, and the Susquehanna River to the west.
The history of Harrisburg, the state capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States, has played a key role in the development of the nation's industrial history from its origins as a trading outpost to the present. Harrisburg has played a critical role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and ...
The Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, officially the Harrisburg–Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area, and also referred to as the Susquehanna Valley, is defined by the Office of Management and Budget as an area consisting of three counties in South Central Pennsylvania, anchored by the cities of Harrisburg and Carlisle.
717 and 223. Allison Hill (also known as The Hill) is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is located directly east of downtown Harrisburg on a bluff overlooking the older original borough (now city) along the Susquehanna River. The Hill comprises some sub-neighborhoods, such as Hillside Village; others have ...
1820. First bridge built at Harrisburg: The "Camelback Bridge" (a wooden, covered bridge). Newspaper The Pennsylvania Intelligencer founded. Population: 2,990. [ 4] 1822 Original Harrisburg State Capitol building completed (started 1818; burned Feb 1897) 1831 Cumberland Valley Railroad completed. 1833 Harrisburg Nail Works opens across the river.
The view facing City Island. The Walnut Street Bridge also known as The People's Bridge, is a truss bridge that spanned the Susquehanna River in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania until 1996. Built by the Phoenix Bridge Company in 1890, it is the oldest remaining bridge connecting Harrisburg's downtown and Riverfront Park with City Island. [ 2 ]
Harrisburg Historic District. / 40.25917°N 76.88194°W / 40.25917; -76.88194. The Harrisburg Historic District is a national historic district which is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania . It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.