Capitol Park (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania)

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Rising from the downtown as 18th Century topography is this sylvan oasis, four acres of which were set-aside in 1785 through the original town plan for the hoped-for establishment of Harrisburg as the state capital. Note the stately Mexican War Monument erected in the 1860 in the Park’s center.

www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6696
www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=6713
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Capitol_Complex
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Coordinates:   40°15'46"N   76°52'56"W
This article was last modified 14 years ago