Along the Greenbelt: Reservoir Park
Created on Harrisburg’s highest point in 1845, the three reservoirs there hold 42 million gallons of water that is still gravity fed to the City’s residents.
Along the Greenbelt: Wildwood Park
There was once a zoo there with four lions, four bears, a mountain lion, wolves, raccoons, seals, and a monkey house.
Along the Greenbelt: Market Street Bridge
Due to a remarkable feat of engineering, the span east of City Island is higher that the span to the west. Learn why.
Along the Greenbelt: About Fort Hunter
Named for a fort the British built on the site in 1756, archeological digs on the property found Native American artifacts going back 9,000 years.
Along the Greenbelt: Railroad Ties
Learn about the railroad bridges that crossed the Susquehanna here, including the world’s largest stone arch bridge and one started in 1885 that was never completed.
Along the Greenbelt: Hardcoal Navy
Throughout the first half of the 20 th century, hundreds of boats dredged millions of tons of coal off the bottom of the Susquehanna River.