Harrisburg in Pennsylvania
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Harrisburg is the capital city of Pennsylvania. As of 2011, the city had a population of 49,673, making it the ninth-largest city in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg is also the county seat of Dauphin County and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia. The Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry counties, had a population of 509,074 in 2000 and grew to 549,850 in 2010.

Located at 40.2697, -76.8756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania is the court of last resort for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Located at 40.2643, -76.8836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex, 1722 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies

Pennsylvania State Senate

The Pennsylvania State Senate has been meeting since 1791. It is the upper house of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Pennsylvania state legislature. The State Senate meets in the State Capitol building in Harrisburg. Senators are elected for four year terms, staggered every two years such that half of the seats are contested at each election. Even numbered seats and odd numbered seats are contested in separate election years.

Located at 40.2647, -76.8839 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Pennsylvania State Capitol

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and is in downtown Harrisburg. It was designed in 1902 in a Beaux-Arts style with Renaissance themes throughout. The capitol houses the 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.

Located at 40.2644, -76.8836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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State Museum of Pennsylvania

The State Museum of Pennsylvania is a non-profit museum at 300 North Street in downtown Harrisburg, run by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission to preserve and interpret the region's history and culture. It is a part of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex.

Located at 40.2658, -76.8852 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum is a museum devoted to fire fighter heritage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum has an outstanding collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment, extensive collection of vintage fire apparatus, artifacts, pictures and information about the history of fire fighting in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. The museum is housed in the former 1899 Victorian firehouse Reily Hose Company No. 10, of the city of Harrisburg.

Located at 40.2764, -76.8923 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Riverfront Park (Harrisburg)

Riverfront Park is a public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The park runs parallel to the Susquehanna River between the shoreline and Front Street, from Vaughn Street South to Paxton Street. Riverfront Park offers picturesque views of the river, City Island, Wormleysburg and Blue Mountain in the distance. Riverfront Park is also part of the Capital Area Greenbelt.

Located at 40.2674, -76.8925 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Parks in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Asylum Run

Asylum Run is a 4.2-mile-long tributary of Paxton Creek in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the United States. Asylum Run joins Paxton Creek at the north-easternmost border of Harrisburg at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex. It is a tributary with flashy flows. This means the water levels can vary greatly with storm events, due to rapid runoff upstream from massive amounts of impervious surfaces in Colonial Park, Penbrook, and adjacent areas.

Located at 40.2808, -76.8831 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Rivers of Pennsylvania, Tributaries of the Susquehanna River, Geography of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Commonwealth (statue)

Commonwealth is a 14-foot-6-inch gilded statue atop the dome of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is nicknamed Miss Penn and the Spirit of the Commonwealth. It is also sometimes called Letitia, after the daughter of William Penn, the assumed inspiration for the statue.

Located at 40.2644, -76.8836 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hardscrabble (Harrisburg)

Hardscrabble is a small section of Midtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is bounded by the Susquehanna River to the west, Reily Street to the north, 3rd street to the east and Verbeke Street to the south. The neighborhood is mostly residential and has a diverse housing stock ranging from American colonial to Queen Anne style.

Located at 40.2697, -76.8917 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hillside Village, Pennsylvania

Hillside Village is an populated place in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the Harrisburg-Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area, located entirely in the upper region of Allison Hill, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, the latitude is 40.279, and the longitude -76.878, its elevation is 335 feet . {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:40.279|N|76.878|W||||| |primary |name= }}

Located at 40.279, -76.878 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Harrisburg metropolitan area, Unincorporated communities in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Holocaust Memorial for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a Holocaust memorial at Front and Sayford Streets along Riverfront Park, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It was conceived by a committee of Holocaust survivors in 1992 representing the Jewish Community Center of Harrisburg. In light of publicity given to the U.S. Holocaust Museum, a group of survivors that had lived in the Harrisburg area pressed for a local memorial.

Located at 40.2686, -76.8929 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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