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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 ...
Harrisburg's site along the Susquehanna River 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 with trails leading from the Delaware to the Ohio rivers and from the Potomac to the Upper Susquehanna intersecting there.
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.
Harrisburg was an inviting place to settle because there were opportunities for employment here that were not available elsewhere. In addition, the community's long history of diversity made it possible for individuals fleeing enslavement to become part of an African American community in which they were free to socialize, marry and educate their children.
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Pennsylvania was an important industrial center in World War I, and the state provided over 300,000 soldiers for the army. Pennsylvanians Tasker H. Bliss, Peyton C. March, and William S. Sims all held important commands during the war. Following the war, the state suffered the effects of the Spanish flu. [44]
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Donald Trump is soon to appear at his first rally in Pennsylvania since the attempt on his life on July 13. The former president will speak in Harrisburg shortly after 6pm. The former president ...