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Harrisburg (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 40 16 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 40.2667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 53 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -76.8833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Susquehanna River; was established as trading post & ferry service in 18th cen.; grew with arrival of Pennsylvania Canal & railroad in 1830s; today is hub of large urbanized area including several independent boroughs & townships. |
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| Harrisburg (preferred,C,V)
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............ | name first used on charter of 1791 |
| Louisbourg (H,V)
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............ | named for Louis XVI of France in 1785 |
| Harris' Ferry (H,V)
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............ | name of original European settlement here, named after founder John Harris |
| Paxtang (C,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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English trading post established ca. 1718, chartered in 1791 |
| city (C) |
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| state capital (C) |
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since 1812 |
| county seat (C) |
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since 1785 |
| transportation center (C) |
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hub for road & rail traffic |
| industrial center (C) |
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for steel, machinery, clothing, shoes & electronic equipment |
| educational center (C) |
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| political center (H) |
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site of National Tariff Convention 1827, & where William Henry Harrison was nominated for president in Whig convention 1839 |
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