Harrisburg's Old Eighth Ward

by Jessica Dorman and Michael Barton

Book Overview

Harrisburg was the capital of an increasingly urban and progressive Pennsylvania at the turn of the twentieth century, with the remnants of an older, more diverse city thriving in its midst. As the streets were paved for the first time and the new state capitol building rose over a humming industrial city ready to embrace change, Harrisburg's Eighth Ward clung to its rambunctious past. When the Old Eighth stood in the way of the new Capitol Park,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 073852378X
• ISBN13: 9780738523781
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.8"