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On February 14, 1964, the Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) was founded as the first community college in Pennsylvania in the former Harrisburg Academy. In March 1965, the City of Harrisburg sold the college 157 acres (0.64 km 2) in Wildwood Park for a permanent campus. Construction of the academic buildings was completed in 1967.
Pennsylvania Route 581 connects I-81 and I-83 on a freeway through the western suburbs of Harrisburg. I-81, I-83, and PA 581 form the Capital Beltway that circles Harrisburg. [107] [108] Harrisburg is the location of over a dozen large bridges, many up to a mile long, that cross the Susquehanna River.
First bridge built at Harrisburg: The "Camelback Bridge" (a wooden, covered bridge). Newspaper The Pennsylvania Intelligencer founded; Population: 2,990. [4] 1822 Original Harrisburg State Capitol building completed (started 1818; burned Feb 1897) 1831 Cumberland Valley Railroad completed. 1833 Harrisburg Nail Works opens across the river; 1834
The United States Office of Management and Budget [21] has designated Dauphin County as the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2010 U.S. Census [ 22 ] the metropolitan area ranked 5th most populous in the State of Pennsylvania and the 96th most populous in the United States with a population of 549,475.
John Harris Jr. (October 22, 1727 – July 29, 1791) [a], was an American frontiersman and politician who operated a ferry along the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was later instrumental in the founding and growth of the city and support of the State through wartime. [1]
People from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (8 C, 96 P) Pages in category "History of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Founded: August 11, 2003 [1] Faculty: 1170 teachers (2024) Teaching staff: 1170: Grades: ... The Academy's headquarters is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. History
Harrisburg: Largest city: Philadelphia: ... Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 through a royal land grant to William Penn, ... PA. [225] Pennsylvania was ...