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Dorothea Dix Library and Museum

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Library

This museum may be closed.

John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

The Harris-Cameron Mansion was home to the city's founder, John Harris, Jr. and his sons from 1766 to 1835.

Historical Society of Dauphin County

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Culture, History, Historic House, Historical Society, Library

Please visit our new online home of The Historical Society of Dauphin County and the John Harris-Simon Cameron Mansion. The Historical Society of Dauphin County (HSDC) was founded in 1869 and has been headquartered at the Harris-Cameron Mansion, a National Historic Landmark, since 1941.

The State Museum of Pennsylvania

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Archaeology, Culture, General, History, Library, Natural History, Planetarium, Science

Since its creation in 1905, The State Museum of Pennsylvania has collected, preserved, researched, and interpreted the cultural and natural history of the state. Over the years, the museum has greatly expanded its collections and modernized its public offerings to serve the needs of succeeding generations of Pennsylvanians. Originally located next to the Capitol, the museum moved to its current location in 1964.