John Harris, Jr.

1726 - 1791

Buried here is the founder of the city of Harrisburg. In 1785, he and five others planned and named the city.

Marker can be reached from Wilhelm Road.

Courtesy hmdb.org

John Harris' Gift

In 1785, the founder of Harrisburg set aside a four-acre lot, now this section of Capitol Park, to be held in trust for the use of the State. The Legislature accepted the gift, 1810, when it voted to make this ...

John Harris Mansion

Built by John Harris Jr., founder of Harrisburg, in 1764-66. It was Simon Cameron's home, 1863-89, and many famous people visited there. It is now home of the Dauphin County Historical Society.

Marker is on S. Front Street, on the left ...

John Harris Sr. Grave Site

Here lies John Harris, Sr., father of the founder of the City of Harrisburg, who emigrated from Yorkshire England in the early 18th Century to share in the opportunities of William Penn's new world. First locating in Philadelphia, Harris made ...

John Harris/Simon Cameron Mansion

Here is situated the stone residence of John Harris, Jr. (1727-1791), the founder of Harrisburg, which he erected at the end of the French and Indian War in 1766. In 1785, the Borough of Harrisburg was laid out in the ...

John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg

On October 25,1755 John Harris, Founder of Harrisburg, and a party of 40 men who came up the river to investigate the (John) Penn's Creek Massacre, were ambushed by a party of Indians near the mouth of this creek at ...

John Harris

In Memory Of

Founder of Mifflintown

Born 1723 Donegal, Ireland

Died 1794 Mifflintown, Pa.

Donor of the plot on which

this courthouse now stands.

He and his wife Jane are buried

in the Presbyterian Cemetery

which he also donated to the town

Marker is at the intersection of Main ...