Harrisburg has been the seat of Pennsylvania’s government since 1812, and the current Capitol building has been in use since 1906.
In the first couple decades of the 20th century, the complex and its grounds were being expanded into what we know today. And as that was happening, there was a casualty. An entire city ward—populated largely by immigrants and African Americans—was wiped out.
Reporter Elizabeth Hardison, with the Penn Capital Star, recently looked into why the ward was demolished. She joins us this week to explain what happened, and what was lost. We’ll also hear from activist Lenwood Sloan, who is leading a charge to commemorate the long-destroyed ward with a monument on Capitol grounds.
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