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It is also the main building of the Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex. The seat of government for the state was initially in Philadelphia, then was relocated to Lancaster in 1799 and finally to Harrisburg in 1812. The current capitol, known as the Huston Capitol, is the third state capitol building built in Harrisburg.
In 1791, Harrisburg became incorporated, and in October 1812 it was named the Pennsylvania state capital, which it has remained ever since. The assembling here of the highly sectional Harrisburg Convention in 1827 (signaling what may have been the birth of lobbying on a national scale) led to the passage of the high protective-tariff bill of 1828.
The meeting was well attended and adopted resolutions carrying 12 amendments to the constitution to be presented for action to the Pennsylvania legislature in form of a petition, but the petition was never formally presented. [2] [3] In 1791, Harrisburg became incorporated and was named the Pennsylvania state capital in October 1812.
1865-73 Expanded trolley lines (Capitol Area Transit) 1866 Paxton Rolling Mills built. 1867 Pennsylvania Steel Works, south of Harrisburg, was first in the US to produce steel ingots on order. 1869 Historical Society of Dauphin County is founded by leading citizens at a meeting in Market Square Presbyterian Church. 1873
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex is a large complex of state government buildings in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Set on more than 50 acres (20 ha) of downtown Harrisburg, it includes the Pennsylvania State Capitol and a landscaped park environment with monuments, memorials, and other government buildings. It is bounded on the north by ...
In 1812, Harrisburg was named the capital of the state, providing a more central location than Philadelphia. Pennsylvania had established itself as the largest food producer in the country by the 1720s, and Pennsylvania agriculture experienced a "golden age" from 1790 to 1840.
Lancaster was the capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 to 1812, with the state capital located at the Court House (built 1784 and demolished 1852 and now site of Soldiers & Sailors Monument at Penn Square). [10] In 1812, the capital was moved to Harrisburg, where it has remained since. [11]