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Modern Market Street Bridge, Harrisburg,  PA

Harris Park and Riverfront, Harrisburg, PA

Harrisburg's first public park was established along the river bank, on about 4.4 acres, between Paxton Street and Mulberry Street. This park included the gravesite of John Harris, the settler, and was a favorite among visitors as early as the 1850s. During the Civil War, trenches were dug throughout the park along the riverbank, and this military intallation was unofficially dubbed Fort Yahoo.

View from Bridgeport (Lemoyne)  of the CVRR and Market Street Bridges.

View from Bridgeport (present day Lemoyne) of the Cumberland Valley Railroad Bridge and the Camel Back Bridge, into Harrisburg.

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