CITY OF HARRISBURG by Amazon Stones
Harrisburg is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, USA. The city is the county seat of Dauphin County. Harrisburg is located on the east bank of the Susquehanna River, near the Blue Mountains.
Experiencing a humid continental climate, Harrisburg has four mild but distinct seasons. Summers are warm, having high humidity, while winters are moderately cold. The average annual temperature of the city is 11.6°C; the average temperature in January is –1.9°C and in July is 23°C.
The population of Harrisburg is approximately 49,000. Due to its location along the Susquehanna River, between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Harrisburg is a major transport and freight destination.
Some of the goods and items produced in Salem are shoes, books, computer products, food products, textiles and leather goods.
Simon Cameron House
Simon Cameron House, also known as John Harris Mansion, is a site in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1975.
The house and family items were donated to the Historical Society of Dauphin County in 1941. The house is open for tours from April through December.
City Island (Pennsylvania)
City Island is a mile-long island in the Susquehanna River between Harrisburg and Wormleysburg, Pennsylvania in the United States. It is used mainly for leisure and sports activities. Its previous names have included Turkey Island, Maclay's Island, Forster's Island and Hargast Island.
The island is the site of Metro Bank Park, the home of the Harrisburg Senators minor league baseball team and the Skyline Sports Complex. The Sports Complex is the home of the Harrisburg City Islanders USL Second Division soccer team and the Central Penn Piranha, a semi-professional football team which belongs to the North American Football League. It is open year-round to the public, and provides a multi-purpose sports field, sand volleyball courts, and a fitness center.
The island also provides family-based amusements such as a miniature steam railroad, carousel, "Pride of the Susquehanna" paddlewheel riverboat, children's playground, batting cages, miniature golf, a riverside village and a concrete beach.
The island can be reached from either side of the Susquehanna River by Market Street Bridge or, from the Harrisburg side and by pedestrians and cyclists only, by Walnut Street Bridge.
Reservoir Park (Harrisburg)
Reservoir Park is the largest municipal public park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and occupies approximately 85 acres (340,000 m2) in the Allison Hill neighborhood of the city. Reservoir Park is also home to the National Civil War Museum and provides the setting for many of Harrisburg's most popular outdoor festivals and performances. The park is part of the Capital Area Greenbelt, a 20-mile (32 km) greenway surrounding portions of the city.
National Civil War Museum
The National Civil War Museum, located at One Lincoln Circle at Reservoir Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a permanent, nonprofit educational institution created to promote the preservation of material culture and sources of information that are directly relevant to the American Civil War of 1861–1865, and the aftermath period of the war as related to Civil War Veterans' service organizations, including the Grand Army of the Republic, United Confederate Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy to 1920. The museum also serves as the National Headquarters for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW), the legal successor to the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR).
