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Harrisburg (City capital of the State)

a city, capital of the State of Pennsylvania, and county-seat of Dauphin co.; on the Susquehanna river, the Pennsylvania canal, and on the Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia and Reading, the Cumberland Valley, and the Northern Central railroads; 160 miles W. of Philadelphia. It is a railroad center with direct connections with the coal and iron resources of the State, and is an extensive lumber depot.

Public Interests. - The city is well laid out, lighted with electricity, and surrounded by magnificent scenery. The Business Interests. - The iron, steel, and lumber industries are of great importance. The leading manufactures are machinery, boilers, bricks, castings, brooms, cars and coaches, tanned leather, lumber, cotton goods, iron, steel, tin plate, shoes, clothing, and flour. Much trade is carried on in butter, hay, and other farm products. In 1919 there were 4 National banks and several private banking houses with total resources of $31,000,000. The clearings in 1919 were $154,767,943. The assessed property valuation in 1919 was $62,500,000.

History. Harrisburg was founded by John Harris in 1785; was incorporated as a borough in 1791; became the State capital in 1812; and received its charter as a city in 1860. Pop. (1910) 64,186; (1920) 75,917.