Downtown Harrisburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
The Pennsylvania State Capitol
Erected 1998 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list.
Location. 40° 15.927′ N, 76° 52.937′ W. Marker is in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Downtown Harrisburg. It is on Commonwealth Avenue 0.1 miles south of North Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harrisburg PA 17125, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, and in the Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Soldiers Grove (within shouting distance of this marker); C. Delores Tucker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Agents of Change / The Women of Bethel (about 600 feet away); Old Brick Capitol (about 600 feet away); U.S. Colored Troops Grand Review (about 600 feet away); Pennsylvania State Capitol Building
this page online
Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 30, 2008
2. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Declares Marker
This is a photo of the marker prior to it being repainted.
Photographed by William Pfingsten, March 30, 2008
3. Pennsylvania State Capitol Building.
Photographed by John K. Robinson, July 22, 2009
4. The Pennsylvania State Capitol interior, detail of column
Photographed by John K. Robinson, July 22, 2009
5. The Pennsylvania State Capitol rotunda
Photographed by John K. Robinson, July 22, 2009
6. The Pennsylvania State Capitol, skylight in Supreme Court Chamber
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,735 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 5, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 2, 3. submitted on March 30, 2008, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 9, 2011, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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