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Harrisburg, the chief town of Pennsylvania, stands on the left bank of the Susquehanna, 106 miles N.W. of Philadelphia. Its chief buildings are the Capitol, the state arsenal, and lunatic asylum, a Roman Catholic cathedral, and about forty other churches. There is also a large state library. The city, though beautifully situated, is a great manufacturing town, steel and iron being the chief industries, and has also a large lumber trade.