Harrisburg: State Capital on the Susquehanna
Harrisburg has served as the capital of Pennsylvania since 1812, when the state government moved west from Lancaster to a more central location along the Susquehanna River. The Pennsylvania State Capitol, completed in 1906, features a 272-foot dome modeled on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication and called it the handsomest state capitol he had ever seen.
The city sits on the east bank of the Susquehanna with Harvey Taylor and Market Street bridges crossing to the west shore. Three Mile Island, a nuclear power station on an island in the river about ten miles south of the city, experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979, in what remains the most serious commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The remaining reactor shut down permanently in 2019.
Market Square downtown anchors a small central business district that includes the State Museum of Pennsylvania and the State Archives. Strawberry Square and the Kunkel Building contain much of the state government office space outside the Capitol Complex itself. City Island, in the middle of the Susquehanna, hosts FNB Field where the Harrisburg Senators, the AA affiliate of the Washington Nationals, play baseball.
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Harrisburg has served as the capital of Pennsylvania since 1812, when the state government moved west from Lancaster to a more central location along the Susquehanna River. The Pennsylvania State Capitol, completed in 1906, features a 272-foot dome modeled on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. President Theodore Roosevelt attended the dedication and called it the handsomest state capitol he had ever seen.
The city sits on the east bank of the Susquehanna with Harvey Taylor and Market Street bridges crossing to the west shore. Three Mile Island, a nuclear power station on an island in the river about ten miles south of the city, experienced a partial meltdown on March 28, 1979, in what remains the most serious commercial nuclear accident in U.S. history. The remaining reactor shut down permanently in 2019.
Market Square downtown anchors a small central business district that includes the State Museum of Pennsylvania and the State Archives. Strawberry Square and the Kunkel Building contain much of the state government office space outside the Capitol Complex itself. City Island, in the middle of the Susquehanna, hosts FNB Field where the Harrisburg Senators, the AA affiliate of the Washington Nationals, play baseball.
Escort websites offering service in Harrisburg are reviewed and listed on Escortservice.com. The platform is a directory only; it does not book meetings, verify identities, or mediate between parties. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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