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Dedicated to Harrisburg State Hospital in Harrisburg, PA, City on the Hill features an extensive collection of information and photos of Pennsylvania's first public hospital for the insane. A large section of the website is dedicated to the hospital's first building, a large Kirkbride style building, built in 1848.
 

 
Dedicated to Danville State Hospital in Danville, PA. Danville was the third public institution for the insane in Pennsylvania. The website features a large selection of present day photos, as well as vintage photos and postcards and a detailed history of the hospital.
 

 

Information and photos of Kirkbride plan state hospitals.

 

 

The turn of the twentieth century was a time of great industrial expansion for the United States. The then small town of Hanover, Pennsylvania was home to a thriving shoe industry. Out of all the shoe manufactures in York County, one grew to be the largest and most successful, the Hanover Shoe Company. This website is dedicated to a once great company that helped to shape and build an entire town.

 

 
 

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