The capital of Pennsylvania is boring. The State Capitol and State Museum are all it has going for it for tourists. You can find delicious food in the market made by Amish people, but more of them live in Lancaster’s farms, not Harrisburg. Hershey just northeast of Harrisburg is home to the legendary chocolate factory and the Civil War History Museum. The Three Mile Island that melted down in 1979 is just a 30 minute drive away.
Sitting in the middle of Wall Street diagonally across from the New York Stock Exchange is an old customs house on the site where George Washington was inaugurated in 1789. The building was completed in Read more
Ubiquitous tenement buildings are a staple in New York popular culture. The red brick buildings with a fire escape hanging off the outside wall are featured on the silver screen and in music videos across Read more
In 1860, the North had virtually unlimited credit, over 80% of deposits, and the bulk of industrial power while the south was poor and relied on slavery. Americans have instituted slavery for 240 years, more Read more
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Pennsylvania State Capitol – Jonathan Got · September 9, 2026 at 8:27 AM
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