Results for Dauphin County
Old Dauphin County Prison
The second Dauphin County Prison stood on the southeast co...
Old Dauphin County Courthouses
Two Dauphin County Courthouses occupied this site at the i...
Dauphin County Courthouse
Dauphin County's third and present courthouse since the 17...
Dauphin County
Formed March 4, 1785 from part of Lancaster County. The na...
Harrisburg Public Library Dauphin County Library System
Founded in 1889, the Harrisburg Public Library became a na...
Results for Dauphin County
Old Dauphin County Prison
The second Dauphin County Prison stood on the southeast corner of Walnut and Court Streets. Completed in 1841, it replaced a log structure erected circa 1792 at the time that the first Dauphin County Courthouse was built directly behind this ...
Old Dauphin County Courthouses
Two Dauphin County Courthouses occupied this site at the intersection of Market St. and what was originally known as Raspberry Street, later appropriately renamed Court Street. John Harris, Jr.'s original plan for Harrisburg set aside this land for use by ...
Dauphin County Courthouse
Dauphin County's third and present courthouse since the 1785 creation of the County was completed in 1943 at this, the traditional and most prominent entrance to the City of Harrisburg. It replaced the second Courthouse, erected in 1860, which stood ...
Dauphin County
Formed March 4, 1785 from part of Lancaster County. The name honors the eldest son of the French King Louis XVI. Harrisburg, the county seat, was laid out in 1785 and chartered a city in 1860. Since 1812 it has ...
Harrisburg Public Library Dauphin County Library System
Founded in 1889, the Harrisburg Public Library became a national model of 19th Century efforts to bring the world's information to community residents, a role that continues today. Its first home was at 125 Locust Street in a building erected ...
