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Harrisburg

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Pennsylvania's capital since 1812, Harrisburg was settled a century earlier as Harris' Ferry by John Harris Sr. and was laid out as a town in 1785 by John Harris Jr. For over 200 years it has been a center of travel, trade and historic events.
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