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Description

Explore the homes of residents of the Old Eighth Ward, view the photos of Harrisburg from 1890-1920, take walking tours through the city, and encounter the people who impacted the ward.

Publication Date

2025

Document Type

Website

Keywords

Harrisburg, Messiah College, Messiah University, Pennsylvania, Old Eighth Ward, African Americans, Commonwealth Monument Project, Digital Harrisburg, Eighth Ward

Disciplines

African American Studies | History | United States History | Urban, Community and Regional Planning

Comments

This item was developed and published in collaboration with the IIPT-Commonwealth Monument Project (2018-2020), with support and funding from Messiah University's Center for Public Humanities and the Council of Independent College's Humanities Research for the Public Good Grant Program.

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