Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Timeline

1812   The Capital Capital

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 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States United States

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 was permanently moved from Lancaster Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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 to Harrisburg Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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.

1849   The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad

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, from Lewiston, Pennsylvania to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for servi

1897   Harrisburg Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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, the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania

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 state capitol, is destroyed by fire.