Cedarcrest

Cedarcrest is a building in Susquehanna Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania which is located on Spruce Drive. Cedarcrest is situated nearby to the government office DGS Annex, as well as near Willow Oak.

Type: Building
Also known as: “Male Violent Ward”
Address: 1012 Spruce Drive, Harrisburg, PA 17110

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Harrisburg State Hospital and Harrisburg Military Post.

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 660 feet south of Cedarcrest.

Harrisburg Military Post

Fort

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The Harrisburg Military Post is an historic National Guard armory complex and national historic district which is located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Harrisburg Military Post is situated 2,100 feet south of Cedarcrest.

Pennsylvania National Fire Museum

Museum

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The Pennsylvania National Fire Museum is a museum devoted to fire fighter heritage in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum has a collection of artifacts from the hand-drawn equipment, vintage fire apparatus, pictures, and information about the history of fire fighting in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. Pennsylvania National Fire Museum is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Cedarcrest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Camp Curtin and Capitol Heights.

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.

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.