Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America
Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, a state in the United States of America.Pennsylvania,Festivals and Parades[edit]
Harrisburg is known for its many parades and street festivals that take place, especially in the summer time.
American MusicFest, Riverfront Park and City Island, [55], Harrisburg's Fourth of July celebration
Kipona, Riverfront Park and City Island, [56], a three day festival of food, arts and family fun around Labor day.
Patriot-News Artsfest, Riverfront Park, [57]
Italian Lake Concert Series, Italian Lake, [58], Sundays at 7:30PM throughout the summer.
3rd in the Burg, Downtown and midtown, [59], the third Friday of every month Harrisburg's art galleries and shops stay open late and serve entertainment.
Pride Festival of Central PA, Downtown and Riverfront Park, [60], Central Pennsylvania's LGBT Pride Festival, held the last weekend of July
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Harrisburg has been an important location for statewide transportation since selected as the capital of Pennsylvania in 1812. The canal system and subsequent development of railroads, highways and airlines in the early century played a key role in transforming Harrisburg into a commercial and distribution center for Pennsylvania and the East. The city is centrally located 80 miles north of Baltimore, 100 miles west of Philadelphia, and 100 miles north of Washington D.C.
State Capitol Building
The Capitol was designed in the American Renaissance Style by Philadelphia Architect Joseph-Huston (1866-1940), who envisioned the building as a Palace of Art. Built and furnished at a cost of $13 million, the Capitol features paintings, stained glass and furnishings by some of the best artisans of the day - Extract Out of A Centennial Celebration 1906 - 2006, Pennsylvania General Assembly.
The state capitol of Pennsylvania is a beautiful architectural masterpiece that encompasses many artistic designs and marvels. The capitol building is an Italian Renaissance-style statehouse. It includes collections of art, sculptures and large murals. On the floor of the main hallway are tiles that show Pennsylvania's history, symbols, insects and animals. The capitol dome rises 272 feet, and was modeled after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, and it's magnificent staircase looks like one from the Paris Opera. Over 100,000 people per year enjoy a free tour of Harrisburg's Capitol building.
Theaters[edit]
The Gamut Classic Theatre, [39] located in Strawberry Square, has its own Shakespeare Festival that puts on a few plays each year for a few weeks at a time. Tickets are $25 ($17 for students and seniors), with buy-one-get-one-free discounts on Fridays and Bring Your Own Price discounts on Sundays. During the summer, the theatre also puts on a free production of a Shakspeare play in Reservoir Park. In 2008, the play will be Love's Labor's Lost, June 4-14. The Gamut is also the home of the Popcorn Hat Player's Children's Theatre. Tickets are $6.
Midtown Cinema, [40]. A small three screen theater in midtown Harrisburg. They have a great selection of independent films, along with good ice cream, coffee, and teas.
Theatre Harrisburg, [41]. Established in 1926 and one of the oldest community theatres in the country. Plays in the Sunoco Performance Theater at the Whitaker center.
Stage On Herr, [42]. The newest addition to Harrisburg's theater scene. A 3,500 square foot venue with soaring ceilings in a former gym, the space has been renovated and is now home to plays, concerts, comedy, art, parties and more.
Galleries and Art[edit]
Susquehanna Art Museum, 301 Market St, [43]. Harrisburg's largest art museum featuring the Doshi Gallery for Contemporary Art.
Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center, 1110 N 3rd St, [44]. Large complex in renovated building home to Stage on Herr, 3rd street Gallery, film office, cafe and spa.
Arts at 510, 510 N 3rd St, [45]
The Mantis Collective, 214 Verbeke St, [46]
Art House Lounge, 217 N 2nd St, [47], local and regional artists in a unique care-free environment right on restaurant row.
Art Association of Harrisburg, 21 N Front St, [48]
Brass Monkey Studios, 202 North St, [49], a offbeat tattoo parlor and art gallery between downtown and midtown.
Gallery Blu, 1633 N 3rd St, [50], midtown's newest art gallery specializes in emerging and established local and regional artists.
Gallery at Second (Gallery@Second), 608 N 2nd St, ☎ 717-233-2498, [1]. edit
Harrisburg: Pennsylvania State Capitol
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout. The capitol houses the legislative chambers for the Pennsylvania General Assembly, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Harrisburg chambers for the Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania, as well as the offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. It is also the main building of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.
The seat of government for the state was originally in Philadelphia, then was relocated to Lancaster in 1799 and finally to Harrisburg in 1812. The current capitol, known as the Huston Capitol, is the third state capitol building to be built in Harrisburg. The first, the Hills Capitol, was destroyed in 1897 by a fire and the second, the Cobb Capitol, was left unfinished when funding was discontinued in 1899.
President Theodore Roosevelt attended the building's dedication in 1906. After its completion, the capitol project was the subject of a graft scandal. The construction and subsequent furnishing cost three times more than the General Assembly had appropriated for the design and construction; architect, Joseph Huston and four others were convicted of graft for price gouging.
The Pennsylvania State Capitol is often referred to as a palace of art because of its many sculptures, murals and stained-glass windows, most of which are Pennsylvania themed or were made by Pennsylvanians. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006; the boundaries of the designation were expanded to include the Capitol Complex in 2013 with the capitol as a contributing property.
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg which was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout. The capitol houses the legislative chambers for the Pennsylvania General Assembly, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and the Harrisburg chambers for the Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania, as well as the offices of the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor. It is also the main building of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.
Architectural style Beaux-Arts, Renaissance Revival
Location3rd and State Streets
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
United States
Coordinates 40°15′52″N 76°53′01″W
Construction started November 7, 1902 Completed August 15, 1906
Inaugurated October 4, 1906
Cost $13 million
Client Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Owner Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Height 272 ft (83 m)
State Capital Harrisburg Pennsylvania
It is also the main building of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.
The seat of government for the state was originally in Philadelphia, then was relocated to Lancaster in 1799 and finally to Harrisburg in 1812.
Harrisburg, PA - State Capitol
A quick inside the State Capital of Pennsylvania. This is the dome area
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State Capital Harrisburg Pennsylvania USA
Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg.
It was designed by architect, Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout.
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Completed in 1906, the beautiful Boze-Art style Pennsylvania State Capitol is the sprawling home to Pennsylvania's state government, sitting on the southwestern area of Harrisburg upon a broad hill facing westward toward the Susque-hanna River. The East Wing is a 1987 Complex addition designed by Celli-Flynn Brennan in the post-modern style of the Italian Renaissance. Recently, the entire complex underwent an over $19 million project renovation. Designed by Vitetta Architects & Engineers, the new Pennsylvania State Capitol East Wing includes a new intensive greenroof built into the main plaza which frames the Pennsylvania War Veterans' Memorial Fountain, the building, and the Capitol Dome. The building renovation provided modern green roof technology in place of an aging, legacy green roof on a project originally installed more than three decades ago. The East Wing required new waterproofing below the paver and pedestal system on top of the underground garage and about half of the project included planters and 40,000 square feet of vertical surfaces.
The waterproofing solutions were provided by Tremco Commercial Sealants & Waterproofing. All of the landscaping and existing site soils covering over 260,000 square feet of area were removed. To stand up to the test of time, rooflite engineered a new custom soil blend that was both efficient and cost effective, the rooflite intensive 800. 299 tractor trailer loads of growing media were pneumatically installed. The classic majesty of Pennsylvania Capitol's East Wing was restored, with sweeping walkways of granite pavers, seating areas, and planting beds with a multitude of trees and flowering bushes and perennials complementing the Renaissance Revival architecture. Veterans' Memorial Fountain, located behind the East Wing, generates computerized water displays for visitors and state workers during warm months. Logistics were a special challenge for this National Historic Landmark because Congress was in session throughout the installation, but the Pennsylvania State Capitol is thriving and bringing nature to the East Wing Plaza for visitors, legislators, and the public alike.
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Lessons in Liberty: Hidden in Plain Sight Episode 1 - PA Capitol Building
Pa. state Rep. Bryan Barbin takes a look at the historical lessons memorialized around the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg in an ongoing series called Lessons in Liberty: Hidden in Plain Sight at the Capitol. Episode One looks at the artwork inside the Rotunda of the Capitol Building, and why religious liberty plays an important role. More at
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | Wikipedia audio article
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
00:02:31 1 History
00:02:40 1.1 Founding
00:04:23 1.2 Pre-industry: 1800–1850
00:06:06 1.3 American Civil War
00:07:28 1.4 Industrial rise: 1850–1920
00:11:31 1.5 Industrial decline: 1920–70
00:12:50 1.6 Beginning of Harrisburg's suburbs: 1880s
00:14:20 1.7 20th century
00:17:31 1.8 21st century: fiscal difficulties and receivership
00:21:06 2 Geography
00:21:15 2.1 Topography
00:22:52 2.2 Adjacent municipalities
00:24:01 2.3 Climate
00:26:15 3 Cityscape
00:26:24 3.1 Neighborhoods
00:26:52 3.2 Architecture
00:28:05 4 Demographics
00:32:37 5 Economy
00:33:35 5.1 Employers
00:33:44 5.1.1 Top 10
00:33:57 6 People and culture
00:34:06 6.1 Culture
00:35:45 6.2 Media
00:36:57 6.2.1 Newspapers
00:37:27 6.2.2 Television
00:38:21 6.2.3 Radio
00:38:46 6.2.4 Portal internet websites
00:38:57 6.2.5 Harrisburg in film
00:39:14 6.3 Museums, art collections, and sites of interest
00:40:56 6.4 Parks and recreation
00:41:21 7 Sports
00:42:42 8 Government
00:42:50 8.1 City of Harrisburg
00:44:15 8.1.1 Property tax reform
00:46:09 8.2 Dauphin County
00:46:34 8.3 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
00:47:22 8.4 Federal government
00:48:17 9 Transport
00:48:26 9.1 Airports
00:49:39 9.2 Public transit
00:51:11 9.3 Intercity bus service
00:52:01 9.4 Regional scheduled line bus service
00:53:04 9.5 Rail
00:53:52 9.5.1 Freight rail
00:54:49 9.5.2 Intercity passenger rail
00:56:21 9.6 Bridges
00:57:07 10 Education
00:57:16 10.1 Public schools
00:59:31 10.2 Private schools
01:00:26 10.3 Higher education
01:00:35 10.3.1 In Harrisburg
01:01:42 10.3.2 Near Harrisburg
01:02:53 10.4 Libraries
01:03:32 11 Sister cities
01:03:51 12 Notable people
01:09:24 13 See also
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Harrisburg ( HARR-iss-burg; Pennsylvania German: Harrisbarrig) is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States, and the county seat of Dauphin County. With a population of 49,192, it is the 15th largest city in the Commonwealth. It lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 107 miles (172 km) west of Philadelphia. Harrisburg is the anchor of the Susquehanna Valley metropolitan area, which had a 2017 estimated population of 571,903, making it the third most populous in Pennsylvania and 96th most populous in the United States.
Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States. The U.S. Navy ship USS Harrisburg, which served from 1918 to 1919 at the end of World War I, was named in honor of the city. In the mid-to-late 20th century, the city's economic fortunes fluctuated with its major industries consisting of government, heavy manufacturing, agriculture, and food services (nearby Hershey is home of the chocolate maker, located just 10 miles (16 km) east).
The Pennsylvania Farm Show, the largest free indoor agriculture exposition in the United States, was first held in Harrisburg in 1917 and has been held there every early-to-mid January since then. Harrisburg also hosts an annual outdoor sports show, the largest of its kind in North America, an auto show, which features a large static display of new as well as classic cars and is renowned nationwide, and Motorama, a two-day event consisting of a car show, motocross racing, remote control car racing, and more. Harrisburg is also known for the Three Mile Island accident, which occurred on March 28, 1979, near Middletown.
In 2010 Forbes rated Harrisburg as the second best place in the U.S. to raise a family. Despite the city's recent financial troubles, in 2010 The Daily Beast website ranked 20 metropolitan areas across the country as being recession-proof, and the Harrisburg region landed at No. 7. The financial stability of the region is in part ...
Pennsylvania Farm Show 2011, Harrisburg, PA, US - Part 1
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The Pennsylvania Farm Show is the largest indoor agricultural event in America. The Farm Show Complex houses 24 acres under roof, spread throughout 11 buildings including three arenas.
The Farm Show Complex & Expo Center offers free wireless internet service which covers the entire complex making it the largest wifi network in the East.
The PA Farm Show has something for everyone, farmers and non-farmers. It provides an atmosphere for everyone to walk through, observe and educate themselves about different areas of agriculture, the Commonwealth's largest industry, and what the industry provides to them.
PA Farm Show - Day 2
A few Valley students competed in the Junior Market Lamb Livestock show at the PA Farm Show in Harrisburg on Sunday morning.
Vintage campaign video by former PA Governor Leader
Governor Leader presented this video before a presentation which occurred at 12:05 p.m. on October 21, 2009, in Hearing Room #1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building (in Harrisburg Capitol Complex).
This presentation was one in a series of monthly (and sometimes bi-weekly) lunchtime presentations offered by PHMC's Pennsylvania State Bookstore. The series started in January 2008 and continued through July 2010, featuring a variety of presenters who covered many topics pertinent to Pennsylvania history.
2009 presentation by Former PA Governor Leader
This video features a presentation by Governor Leader, which occurred on October 21, 2009, in Hearing Room #1 of the Commonwealth Keystone Building (in Harrisburg Capitol Complex). This video has been edited from the original to only include the Governor's presentation, and does not include introductions and commentary by PHMC staff.
This presentation was one in a series of monthly (and sometimes bi-weekly) lunchtime presentations offered by PHMC's Pennsylvania State Bookstore. The series started in January 2008 and continued through July 2010, featuring a variety of presenters who covered many topics pertinent to Pennsylvania history.
Governor Leader's presentation was also part of a sub-series in 2009 which featuring the Commonwealth's past governors. Governor Dick Thornburgh and Governor Mark Schweiker also provided lunchtime presentations. While Governor's Leader's presentation focuses primarily on his books of poems, he uses each instance of poetry to relay his life experiences and societal views, past and present. Towards the end of the presentation, the Governor mentions watching WITF when Charlie Rose interviewed Maya Angelou. A period of question and answer follows his presentation.
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Discusses Amtrak 188 Accident
Governor Wolf released the following statement in response to the Philadelphia Amtrak passenger train derailment:
“My thoughts and prayers are with all of those impacted by tonight’s train derailment. For those who lost their lives, those who were injured, and the families of all involved, this situation is devastating. I want to sincerely thank our first responders for their brave and quick action. I am closely monitoring the situation and I am in contact with state and local authorities.”
Last night at 12:45 am Governor Wolf arrived at the scene of the Amtrak train derailment.
Upon arriving he received a briefing from local, state, and federal officials including Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter.
After receiving a briefing from officials and emergency personnel, Gov. Wolf joined Mayor Nutter for a media availability to provide an update on the situation to the public.
Gov. Wolf then joined local, state, and federal officials to tour the site of the accident where he received additional briefings.
Governor Wolf thanked first responders and emergency officials including the Pennsylvania State Police troopers who were assisting on the scene.
Governor Wolf has remained and will remain in close contact with local and federal authorities and has offered whatever support from the commonwealth that is necessary.
Governor Tom Wolf today ordered all Pennsylvania flags in the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg and at Commonwealth of Pennsylvania facilities statewide to fly at half-staff to honor the victims and all passengers of Amtrak Train 188.
State flags shall remain at half-staff until sundown on Sunday, May 17, 2015. Governor Wolf invited all Pennsylvanians to participate in this tribute.
Go to governor.pa.gov to learn more.
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf Delivers the 2017 Budget Address
Watch highlights of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf delivering his 2017 Budget Address to a joint session of the general assembly in the Pa. House of Representatives at the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg on Tuesday February 7, 2017.
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28th Infantry Division (United States)
The 28th Infantry Division is a unit of the Army National Guard and is the oldest division-sized unit in the armed forces of the United States. Some of the units of the division can trace their lineage to Benjamin Franklin's battalion, The Pennsylvania Associators. The division was officially established in 1879 and was later redesignated as the 28th Division in 1917, after the entry of America into the First World War. It is today part of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Maryland Army National Guard, Ohio Army National Guard, and New Jersey Army National Guard.
It was originally nicknamed the Keystone Division, as it was formed from units of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard; Pennsylvania being known as the Keystone State. During World War II, it acquired the nickname the Bloody Bucket division by German forces during the Second World War due to its red insignia. But today the 28th Infantry Division goes by the name given to it by General Pershing during World War I: Iron Division. The 28th is the first Army National Guard division to field the Stryker infantry fighting vehicle, as part of the Army's reorganization in the first decade of the 2000s.
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Working Class: 100 Years of Hands-On Education
Working Class: 100 Years of Hands-On Education is a one-hour documentary film that chronicles the rich, challenging history of Pennsylvania College of Technology and highlights its contribution to the American workforce throughout the Great Depression, wars, social upheaval and the transition from the Industrial Era to the Information Age. From its humble inception as a small vocational-technical shop inside Williamsport High School in 1914 to its standing today as a special mission affiliate of Penn State University, Penn College and its predecessor institutions (Williamsport Area Community College and Williamsport Technical Institute) have continually met workforce demands, thanks to inspired leadership and an enduring commitment to hands-on education.
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