$5 1929 HARRISBURG PA CHOICE NEW 64 NO RESERVE BEAUTY

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A note with impact and cachet. One of the most wonderful towns in America, this exciting and eye popping dream note is offered with the finest possible originality. Original with no circulation, this incredible collectible will be the absolute centerpiece of the next collection she enters. Serial 15077, the opportunity of a lifetime! Harrisburg is the capital of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , in the United States of America . As of the 2000 census , the city had a population of 48,950, making it the tenth largest city in Pennsylvania, after Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Allentown , Erie , Reading , Scranton , Bethlehem , Lancaster , and Altoona . Harrisburg is the county seat of Dauphin County [1 ] and lies on the east bank of the Susquehanna River , 105 miles (169 km) west-northwest of Philadelphia. The Harrisburg- Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes Dauphin, Cumberland , and Perry counties, had a population of 509,074 in 2000. A July 1, 2007 estimate placed the population at 528,892, making it the fifth largest Metropolitan Statistical Area in Pennsylvania after Philadelphia , Pittsburgh , Allentown -Bethlehem -Easton (the Lehigh Valley ), and Scranton -Wilkes Barre .[ 2] The Harrisburg-Carlisle- Lebanon Combined Statistical Area , including both the Harrisburg-Carlisle and Lebanon Metropolitan Statistical Areas, had an estimated population of 656,781 in 2007. [3 ] Harrisburg played a notable role in American history during the Westward Migration , the American Civil War , and the Industrial Revolution . During part of the 19th century, the building of the Pennsylvania Canal and later the Pennsylvania Railroad allowed Harrisburg to become one of the most industrialized cities in the Northeastern United States . Contrasted with its 1981 status as the second most distressed city in the nation, [citation needed ] Harrisburg has undergone a dramatic economic change, with nearly $ 3 billion in new investment now realized. [4 ] The U.S. Navy ship USS Harrisburg , which served from 1918-19 at the end of World War I , was named in honor of the city. The Pennsylvania Farm Show , the largest indoor agriculture exposition in the United States, was first held in Harrisburg in 1917 and has been held t every January since then. Harrisburg also hosts the annual "Auto Show," a large static display of new as well as classic cars, which is renowned nation-wide. Harrisburg is also known for the infamous Three Mile Island accident , which occurred in nearby Middletown . The site along the Susquehanna River w Harrisburg is located is thought to have been inhabited by Native Americans as early as 3000 BC. Known to the Native Americans as "Peixtin," or " Paxtang ," the area was an important resting place and crossroads for Native American traders, as the trails leading from the Delaware to the Ohio rivers, and from the Potomac to the Upper Susquehanna intersected t The first European contact with Native Americans in Pennsylvania was made by the Englishman, Captain John Smith , who journeyed from Virginia up the Susquehanna River in 1608 and visited with the Susquehanna tribe. In 1719, John Harris, Sr. , an English trader, settled and 14 years later secured grants of 800 acres (3.2 km 2) in this vicinity. In 1785, John Harris, Jr. made plans to lay out a town on his father's land, which he named Harrisburg. In the spring of 1785, the town was formally surveyed by William Maclay , who was a son-in-law of John Harris, Sr. In 1791, Harrisburg became incorporated and was named the Pennsylvania state capital in October 1812,and has been since. Postcard depicting Market Street in Downtown Harrisburg as it appeared in 1910. Trolley tracks are noticeable along the street. During the first part of the 19th century, Harrisburg was a notable stopping place along the Underground Railroad , as escaped slaves would be transported across the Susquehanna River and were often fed and given supplies before heading north towards Canada .[ 5] The assembling... read more

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