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Harrisburg

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Har·ris·burg  (hrs-bûrg)
The capital of Pennsylvania, in the southeast-central part of the state west-northwest of Philadelphia. Settled in the early 1700s as Harris' Ferry, it was renamed in 1785 and became the capital in 1812. Population: 47,200.
Harrisburg [ˈhærɪsˌbɜːg]
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(Placename) a city in S Pennsylvania, on the Susquehanna River: the state capital. Pop.: 53 430 (1992 est.)
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Noun1.Harrisburg - capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
capital of Pennsylvania
Keystone State, Pennsylvania, PA - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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The four railways from Philadelphia and Washington, Harrisburg and Wheeling, which converge at Baltimore, whirled away the heterogeneous population to the four corners of the United States, and the city subsided into comparative tranquility.
From The Earth To The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
If here ain't the Harrisburg mail at last, and dreadful bright and smart to look at too,' cried an elderly gentleman in some excitement, 'darn my mother
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The fact about Drawbaugh is that he was a mechanic in a country village near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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