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Oliver LaGrone (December 9, 1906 – October 15, 1995) was an African-American sculptor, poet, educator, and humanitarian.In 1974, a post-secondary scholarship was created in his name, enlarged and refocused in 1991 for graduates of the public high school of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Patriot-News is the largest newspaper serving Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area in central Pennsylvania. In 2005, the newspaper was ranked in the top 100 in daily and Sunday circulation in the United States. It has been owned by Advance Publications since 1947.
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Pages in category "Burials at Harrisburg Cemetery" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Vance Criswell McCormick (June 19, 1872 – June 16, 1946) was an American politician and businessman. He served as mayor of Harrisburg from 1902 to 1905 and as chair of the Democratic National Committee from 1916 to 1919.
An A mish man found his slain pregnant wife in the middle of a grisly murder scene in their northwest Pennsylvania home, according to court documents made public Monday.. Andy Byler and 911 caller ...
The first Catholic mission was founded in Harrisburg in 1806. In 1808, Pope Pius VII erected the Diocese of Philadelphia, covering all of Pennsylvania. [5] South central Pennsylvania would remain part of this new diocese for the next 60 years. In Harrisburg, the first Catholic Church, St. Patricks, was established for an Irish congregation in ...
1837 Harrisburg's first railroad (RR) station built. 1839 Cumberland County RR Bridge goes into operation; would burn down in 1841. 1847 President James K. Polk appointed Jonas K. Rudy as the first letter carrier. [5] 1850 Harrisburg's first anthracite furnace built (Porter Furnace). U.S. Census lists 1,376 dwellings and 7,834 people.