You searched for Postal Code: 17101
Page 4 of 9 — Showing results 31 to 40 of 83
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM41O_john-harris-gift_Harrisburg-PA.html
In 1785, the founder of Harrisburg set aside a four-acre lot, now this section of Capitol Park, to be held in trust for the use of the State. The Legislature accepted the gift, 1810, when it voted to make this city the capital.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM418_capitol-park_Harrisburg-PA.html
The deliberations during the first decade of the 19th Century through which Harrisburg prevailed in achieving State Capital status were in part spawned by the donation by John Harris, Jr., in 1785, of four acres of the oldest portion of Capitol Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM417_federal-square_Harrisburg-PA.html
One block northeast of Harrisburg's Market Square is located a place that became known by the end of the 19th century as Federal Square, the block bounded by N. Third, Locust, Court and Walnut Streets. Since 1877, this block has been the site of t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM412_original-capitol-complex_Harrisburg-PA.html
When ten hilltop acres of William Maclay's farm were sold in 1810 to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the ultimate erection of the Old Capitol Building, the sale was predicated upon Maclay's earlier prescribed directive establishing exactly wh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM40Y_old-pennsylvania-railroad-station_Harrisburg-PA.html
Harrisburg grew from its earliest days due to its strategic location as a gateway to western expansion, becoming one of the most important inland centers of U.S. transportation and trade. The development of rail lines along the same routes as the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM40X_333-market-street_Harrisburg-PA.html
At 341 feet in height, 333 Market Street represents the pinnacle of Harrisburg's robust skyline and is not only the city's tallest building, but also the tallest of any building located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Built in 1977 as part of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM40A_presidential-convention_Harrisburg-PA.html
The Whig Convention of Dec. 1839 met in this church and nominated Wm. Henry Harrison for president, John Tyler for vice-president. Popularized as "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", they were elected, 1840.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM408_t-morris-chester_Harrisburg-PA.html
Journalist, educator, lawyer. Born here, 1834. Taught in Liberia, 1857-61. Recruited Black soldiers in Civil War; noted as war correspondent. In Europe for freedmen's aid; was admitted to the English bar in 1870. Held major posts in Louisiana, 187…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM407_kunkel-building_Harrisburg-PA.html
This building was erected in 1914 as the home of the Mechanics Trust Company, a Harrisburg bank that later went "bust" during the Depression. the Bank was one of many of the era that made Harrisburg the region's financial center, a role the city h…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM406_lochiel-hotel-and-colonial-theater_Harrisburg-PA.html
This building was erected in 1835 in the Greek Revival architectural style and was originally known as the Wilson Hotel. Such notables as Daniel Webster and singer Jenny Lind stayed here. It was a nationally known favorite of 19th Century politica…