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Harrisburg, IL

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Harrisburg, IL 62946
10,790 (township)
Harrisburg ( /hærɪsbɜrɡ/ or /hɛərzbərɡ/) is a city and township in Saline County, Illinois, United States. It is located about 57 miles (92 km) southwest of Evansville, Indiana, 111 miles (179 km) southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The 2010 population was 9,017, with a township population of 10,790. It is the county seat of Saline County. Harrisburg is included in the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area and is the principal city in the Harrisburg Micropolitan Statistical Area with a combined population of 24,913.
Located at the concurrency of U.S. Route 45, Illinois Route 13, Illinois Route 145, and Illinois Route 34, Harrisburg is known as the "Gateway to the Shawnee National Forest", and was made infamous for the Ohio River flood of 1937, the old Crenshaw House (also known as the Old Slave House), the Tuttle Bottoms Monster, and prohibition era gangster Charlie Birger. A Cairo and Vincennes Railroad boomtown, the city was one of the leading bituminous coal mining distribution hubs of the American Midwest between 1900 and 1937.

Places in Harrisburg

Dine and drink

Eat and drink your way through town.

Morello's Restaurant & Catering

80

$

Mackie's Delight and Pepperoni

Mackie's Pizza of Harrisburg

39

$

Photo by Ricardo59IL

Steam Café

26

$

Photo by Muskietime

Bar-B-Q Barn

40

$$

Can't-miss activities

Culture, natural beauty, and plain old fun.

I AM GROOT

Showplace Cinemas

3

Marion Park District

Hogg Hollow Winery

13

$

Places to stay

Hang your (vacation) hat in a place that’s just your style.

Photo by 32403

Lafayette Inn

1

Economy Inn & Suites

30
Fruit & quiche for breakfast

stone face manor

4
Photo by Management

Shawnee Forest Cabins

31
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