Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

capital city of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and seat of Dauphin County

6 dated entries naming Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, drawn from 6 separate years between 1787 CE and 1915 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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18th century

1787March 3 – By a vote of 33 to 29, Harrisburg is approved as the new capital of Pennsylvania.source

19th century

1812October 12 – The capital of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania is permanently moved from Lancaster to Harrisburg.source
1836December 4 – The Whig Party (United States) holds its first national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.source
1839December 6 – The Whig Party (United States), at its first ever national convention, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, nominates former U.S. Army General William Henry Harrison to be its candidate for President of the United States in the 1840 election. Although Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky has received 103 of the 128 necessary votes on the first ballot, he obtains only 90 on the final vote, while Harrison gets 148. Former U.S. Senator John Tyler is unanimously nominated for vice president.source
1849September 1 – The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewistown to Harrisburg, opens for service.source

20th century

1915September 11 – The Pennsylvania Railroad begins electrified commuter rail service between Paoli and Philadelphia, using overhead AC trolley wires for power. This type of system is later used in long-distance passenger trains between New York City, Washington, D.C., and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.source

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