Central Pennsylvania
, cut north to south by the broad
Susquehanna River
, has no major cities, though the state capital,
Harrisburg
, is an excellent base from which to explore sights that include the
Hershey
chocolate empire and the rolling Amish farmlands of
Lancaster County
to the east, and the Civil War site of
Gettysburg
on the state's southern border. To the north, the mighty forests of the "Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania," around
Williamsport
, reveal the legacy of its great nineteenth-century lumber wealth in mansion-lined streets. Cities like
Johnstown
, beyond the dramatic Allegheny Mountains in the west, and
Scranton
are industrial towns with little of interest for the casual visitor.
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