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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3Z9_george-j-heisely-residence-and-the-national-anthem_Harrisburg-PA.html
In the building at the northwest corner of N. Second and Walnut Streets lived George J. Heisely (1789-1880) who was a Harrisburg mathematical instrument and clockmaker. Heisely had joined the First Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia's First Brig…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YT_union-trust-building_Harrisburg-PA.html
Touted as "Harrisburg's First Skyscraper," the Union Trust Building was completed in 1906 and exemplified the beginning of Center City's 20th Century upward growth, particularly as spawned by the completion of the new State Capitol Building that y…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YR_rev-dr-martin-luther-king-city-government-center_Harrisburg-PA.html
This building, the only municipal headquarters building in the world to be named after the civil rights leader, was built for and has served as Harrisburg's City Hall since June, 1982. As part of its efforts to revitalize Center City Harrisburg, m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YQ_the-claster-building_Harrisburg-PA.html
This building was erected in 1920 for the offices of the Pennsylvania Public Services Commission and was one of the first buildings in downtown Harrisburg intended to be leased for state offices. Originally known as the Claster Building, having be…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YM_harrisburg-hospital_Harrisburg-PA.html
Harrisburg Hospital, the city's first public hospital, opened in the former South Ward School building in 1873, beginning a course that today makes Harrisburg a major health and research center. The school faced Mulberry Street (now vacated) which…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YJ_john-harris-mansion_Harrisburg-PA.html
Built by John Harris Jr., founder of Harrisburg, in 1764-66. It was Simon Cameron's home, 1863-89, and many famous people visited there. It is now home of the Dauphin County Historical Society.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YH_john-harris-sr-grave-site_Harrisburg-PA.html
Here lies John Harris, Sr., father of the founder of the City of Harrisburg, who emigrated from Yorkshire England in the early 18th Century to share in the opportunities of William Penn's new world. First locating in Philadelphia, Harris made his …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YF_john-harris-simon-cameron-mansion_Harrisburg-PA.html
Here is situated the stone residence of John Harris, Jr. (1727-1791), the founder of Harrisburg, which he erected at the end of the French and Indian War in 1766. In 1785, the Borough of Harrisburg was laid out in the house's front parlor by Harri…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YE_market-square_Harrisburg-PA.html
Here is situated the nationally renowned historic and contemporary urban hub of the City of Harrisburg and the Greater Harrisburg Metropolitan Area. Laid out as the center focus of John Harris, Jr.'s plan in 1785 when Harrisburg was a launching po…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3YD_market-square_Harrisburg-PA.html
For over a century farm produce was sold here in market sheds and from wagons at the curbs. The first sheds were built soon after the city was laid out in 1785; the last were removed in 1889. Many inns faced the Square.