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Hooray for Harrisburg! The capital of Pencilvania and the pearl of the Suquehanna, Harrisburg is named after John Harris, a barge pilot from 1710. His son, John Harris Jr. changed the name from Louisberg, after Louis the XVI to its current name.

Harrisburg became the state capital of Pennsylvania in 1812 after moving from Lancaster in nearby Amish country.

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