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On the river bank a short distance west was the landing place of Harris’ Ferry, the most historic crossing place on the Susquehanna. A great part of the early migration into Western Pennsylvania and the Ohio Valley passed this way. The ferry right was first granted to John Harris, father of the founder of Harrisburg, in December, 1733. For over half a century the site of Harrisburg was known as Harris’ Ferry.
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Harrisburg, Pennsylvania · United States
