Harrisburg Military Post
The Harrisburg Military Post is an historic National Guard armory complex and national historic district which is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.Photo: Smallbones, CC0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Harrisburg State Hospital and Pennsylvania Capitol.
Harrisburg State Hospital
Government office
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Harrisburg State Hospital, formerly known from 1851 to 1937 as Pennsylvania State Lunatic Hospital, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was Pennsylvania's first public facility to house the mentally ill and disabled. Harrisburg State Hospital is situated 1,600 feet north of Harrisburg Military Post.
Pennsylvania Capitol
Town hall
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The Pennsylvania State Capitol is the seat of government for the U.S. state of Pennsylvania located in downtown Harrisburg. The building was designed by architect Joseph Miller Huston in 1902 and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes throughout. Pennsylvania Capitol is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Harrisburg Military Post.
Harrisburg Cemetery
Cemetery
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Harrisburg Cemetery, sometimes referred to as Mount Kalmia Cemetery, is a prominent rural cemetery and national historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, located at 13th and Liberty streets in the Allison Hill/East Harrisburg neighborhoods of the city. Harrisburg Cemetery is situated 3,000 feet south of Harrisburg Military Post.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Capitol Heights and Summit Terrace.
Capitol Heights
Neighborhood
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Capitol Heights is a community of over 300 townhouse and single-family duplexes in the Midtown neighborhood of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Most of the new homes are located east of Third between Kelker and Reily and along Fulton, 4th and 5th street.
Summit Terrace
Neighborhood
Summit Terrace is a historic neighborhood within the Central Allison Hill section of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It is bound by State Street, North Thirteenth Street, Bailey Street, North Twelfth Street, and Royal Terrace.
Camp Curtin
Neighborhood
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Camp Curtin is a historic neighborhood in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's northern end, located in Uptown and named for the American Civil War camp of the same name.
Harrisburg Military Post
- Type: Fort
- Description: historic district in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Categories: historic district, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.28037° or 40° 16′ 49″ northLongitude
-76.87431° or 76° 52′ 28″ westOpen location code
87G574JG+47OpenStreetMap ID
way 1107384053OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5665266
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