LANCASTER COUNTY
Lancaster is County Seat • Pennsylvania
County founded May 10, 1729
Lancaster County is a popular tourist destination, with its Amish community a major attraction. It is sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country.
The ancestors of the Amish began to immigrate to colonial Pennsylvania in the early 18th century to take advantage of the religious freedom offered by William Penn.
Lancaster County’s native son James Buchanan, a Democrat, was elected as the 15th President of the United States in 1856, the first Pennsylvania native to hold the presidency. His home Wheatland is now operated as a house museum in Lancaster.
Lancaster County was a significant destination of the Underground Railroad in the antebellum years. Many of the people of German descent opposed slavery and cooperated in aiding fugitive slaves.
Local Lancaster County resident Charles Spotts found 17 secret stations. They included hiding places with trap doors, hidden vaults, a cave, and one with a brick tunnel leading to Octoraro Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna.
Lancaster County is known for inventions. The first battery-powered watch, the Hamilton Electric 500, was released in 1957 by the Hamilton Watch Company. The Pennsylvania Long Rifle, also called the Kentucky [Long] Rifle was invented here.
Local creators in Lancaster County are continuing the tradition by creating startup businesses to assist in the commercial development of the area.
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