Paxton Creek
Paxton Creek is a 13.9-mile-long tributary of the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The Paxton Creek watershed covers an area of 27.4 square miles and joins the Susquehanna River at South Harrisburg, Harrisburg.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Harrisburg 19th Street Armory and John Harris Bridge.
Harrisburg 19th Street Armory
Historic building
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The Harrisburg 19th Street Armory is an historic, United States National Guard armory that is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
John Harris Bridge
Bridge
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The John Harris Bridge is a steel girder multilane highway bridge that carries Interstate 83 and the Capital Beltway across the Susquehanna River, connecting Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to Cumberland County.
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge
Bridge
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The Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Bridge carries Norfolk Southern rail lines across the Susquehanna River between Lemoyne, Pennsylvania and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hall Manor and South Harrisburg.
Hall Manor
Neighborhood
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The John A. F. Hall Manor is a neighborhood of mixed-income housing in South Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Managed by the Harrisburg Housing Authority, it was named after former mayor John A.
South Harrisburg
Suburb
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South Harrisburg is an area of, and neighborhood within, the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in the United States.
Shipoke
Neighborhood
Shipoke is a neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shipoke is delineated by I-83 to the south, Washington Street to the north, Second Street to the east, and the Susquehanna River to the west.
Paxton Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Venetian—“Paxton Creek” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Paxton Creek”
- Cebuano: “Paxton Creek”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر پاكستون كريك”
- Venetian: “Paxton”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Redbuds Island and Sheesly Island.
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