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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PS_executive-mansion_Harrisburg-PA.html
The second official Governor's residence occupied a site across this street. Originally a private home acquired in 1864, it was altered and enlarged by many of its occupants. In the 1880's it was referred to as "Keystone Hall." After 96 years of u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PR_lest-we-forget_Harrisburg-PA.html
This statue erected by grateful parents of soldier sons in honor of those living and dead who served in the World War.This boulder from the foot of Round Top, Battlefield of Gettysburg
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PP_sunken-gardens_Harrisburg-PA.html
Throughout the 19th Century, lumbering on the Susquehanna River was a major industry. Logs were cut from the forests in the northern part of the state and floated down river to sawmills at Harrisburg and points further south. a popular place where…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PN_firefighters-memorial-monument_Harrisburg-PA.html
This statue, plaza and site perpetually commemorates the past and present dedication, skill and contributions of the men and women of the fires service of the City of Harrisburg and of this Commonwealth and Nation.Forever shall this site memoriali…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PK_j-horace-mcfarland_Harrisburg-PA.html
Printer, horticulturist, conservationist, and "City Beautiful advocate. President, American Civic Association, 1904-24, and editor, "American Rose Annual," 1916-43. He worked successfully for preservation of Niagara Falls and creation of the Natio…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PI_never-again_Harrisburg-PA.html
? ? This memorial to the Holocaust, once a dream for survivors who settled in this community, became a reality in 1994 and was rededicated in 2007. ? ? The monument represents a spiritual reminder of the darkest chapter of history, when Hitler per…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3PG_paxtang-manor_Harrisburg-PA.html
A tract of 1272 acres, now this part of Harrisburg, was first surveyed in 1732 for Thomas Penn, and was known as Paxtang Manor. It was sole, 1760, to three colonial settlers; Thomas Simpson, Thomas Forester, Thomas McKee.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3OV_mira-lloyd-dock-residence_Harrisburg-PA.html
Perhaps the single-most important event that would trigger the public's embrace of Harrisburg's City Beautiful movement was the speech given on the evening of December 20, 1900, to the Harrisburg Board of Trade by social reformer and environmental…
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Botanist, educator, author, civic leader, conservationist, activist. She served on the State Forestry Reservation Commission, 1901-13. she catalyzed the birth of Harrisburg's "City Beautiful" movement in a speech to the Board of Trade, Dec. 20, 19…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM3OS_engleton_Harrisburg-PA.html
By the end of the 19th Century, Harrisburg's distinction as State Capital, transportation center and nucleus of industry unleashed development energy to keep pace with the pressing need for housing in the rapidly growing city. Builders emerged to …