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Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania, and with a population of 650,000+, it is the fourth largest city in Pennsylvania. It is located on the banks of the Susquehanna river, a little over an hour west of Philadelphia. It's also about 30 minutes from Hershey and Lancaster, and fits in well with a visit to PA Dutch Country.

The first people to live in the area were the Susquehannock tribe of Native Americans. In 1785, John Harris, Jr. one of the first whites, named the settlement after himself. Harrisburg would soon become an important trading post and gateway to the west, a stop on the Underground Railroad, a Union army training center during the Civil War, and an important city for the production of iron and steel in the Industrial Revolution.

Today one might want to visit: the State Capitol Buidling and The Forum, City Island, Fort Hunter, Strawberry Square, The PA State Farm Show Arena, The Whitaker Center for Science and Arts (has IMAX!), Broad Street Market, National Civil War Museum, PA State Museum, The Appalachian Brewing Company and 2nd Street. There are also minor league baseball, soccer and basketball teams.

I love how the photo for Harrisburg right now is of a deer in someone's backyard! Deer hunting is big during deer seasons in September-December in the Central PA region. Visit the Harrisburg East Mall for a veritable Taxidermy explosion.
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A trip to Harrisburg to see my Aunt Linda!
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Oct 03, 2001 - Oct 22, 2001
It had been way, way too long since I'd seen my wonderful Aunt Linda; one of the best women I've ever met, so I grabbed the chance to take a quick trip to Harrisburg to spend the night visiting with her.  It took me a while to get there (silly Amanda ended up on the wrong road, so I was stuck with traffic lights for a ton of the way) but finally, I arrived at my Aunt's door!!! It was a wonderful time start to finish.  She made us dinner, (is there ever a more peaceful place than yo...
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Visiting all 50 US State Capitol Buildings!: Harrisburg Travel Photos
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Jun 08, 1993 - Aug 22, 2006
It started innocently enough; I visited Juneau, Alaska in June 1993 and explored the State Capitol building. A few months later, It was Montgomery, Alabama's. In the course of time, it became a hobby. Near the end it became a bit of an obsession. Then, in August of 2006, I visited my 50th US State Capitol building in Pierre, SD. (Yeh!) Yes, I know, I'm a geography nerd.... All entries are maintained in on the 'first visit' date.
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another weekend home/home!
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Jan 11, 1996 - Jul 15, 2008
I didn't come home that often, but I tried to as often as I could since my grandmother was getting older and I liked to have fun and spend quality time with her before she was bedridden..... She had a little step stool that we would borrow,  we would wheel chair her out to the Jeep and step her up into the Jeep.  She loved riding in the Jeep!!! May God bless her in heaven now!!!
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Harrisburg, PA
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Aug 12, 2007 - Aug 17, 2007
I have never walked around Harrisburg before, which is sad since it is PA's capital. We were there on a Sunday, and we were pretty much the only tourists walking around, and weirdos starting following us, so it didn't seem very safe where we were at and because of this, we didn't stay for long.
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