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The site along the Susquehanna River in which Harrisburg is located is thought to have been inhabited by Native Americans as early as 3000 BC. Known to the Native Americans as "Peixtin", or "Paxtang", the area was an important resting place and crossroads for Native American traders, as the trails leading from the Delaware to the Ohio and from the Potomac to the Upper Susquehanna intersected ...
Progress (/ ˈ p r oʊ ɡ r ɛ s /, PRO-gress) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) mainly in Susquehanna Township but also in Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 11,168 at the 2020 census. [3] It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area.
1950 89,554 people live in Harrisburg: Largest Standard Metropolitan Area population in city's history. Harrisburg Standard Metropolitan Area (SMA), consisting of Cumberland and Dauphin counties, was first defined. 1952 Harvey Taylor Bridge opens to help traffic to west shore. Forster Street widened. 1953 Hall Manor built.
Progress Avenue (pronounced / ˈ p r oʊ ɡ r ɛ s /) has two major intersections: I-81 (Exit 69), US 22. Major intersections for local roads are with Union Deposit Road in Susquehanna Township and Elmerton Avenue near Harrisburg. Its northern terminus is at Pennsylvania Route 39. Until 1955, Progress Avenue was also Pennsylvania Route 543.
This district includes fifty contributing buildings that are located in the old central business district of Harrisburg. Dating from the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries, notable buildings include the Daily and Weekly Telegraph Building (1873-1874), the City Bank Building (c. 1872), F.W. Woolworth (1939), Rothert's Furniture Store (1906), Bowman's Department Store (1907, 1910 ...
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.
The Simon Cameron House stands south of the central business district of Harrisburg, overlooking the Susquehanna River from the north side of South Front Street between Washington and Mary Streets. Its main block is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story stone structure, with a side gable roof. It is built out of mortared limestone, and is fronted by a single ...
The Old Uptown Historic District is a historic district in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district stretches from Reily to Maclay between Second and Third street. It consists of large Queen Anne and Italianate architecture built in the late 19th century and very early 20th century. The northern part of the historic ...