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Lancaster County (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ɪ s t ər /; Pennsylvania Dutch: Lengeschder Kaundi), sometimes nicknamed the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 552,984, making it Pennsylvania's sixth-most populous county. [2]
Parke County, Indiana has the most covered bridges of any county in the United States with 31 covered bridges [1] All of the covered bridges in Lancaster County, except for the Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge, and the Willow Hill Covered Bridge, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Most have been ...
There are 209 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county. The city of Lancaster is the location of 57 of these properties and districts; they are listed separately, while the 153 properties and districts in the other parts of the county are listed here. One property straddles the Lancaster city limits and appears on ...
1911 map of Pennsylvania Railroad "Lines East" including Lancaster County The turn of the century, however, was principally marked by the construction of the PRR's Atglen and Susquehanna Branch . This was part of the PRR's "Low-Grade Lines" project, which aimed to provide low- grade (slope) routes for freight which would bypass the congestion ...
Lancaster County: 071: Lancaster: 1729: Parts of Chester County: The English city of Lancaster: 558,589: 984 sq mi (2,549 km 2) Lawrence County: 073: New Castle: 1849: Parts of Beaver and Mercer Counties: James Lawrence, War of 1812 captain 84,472: 363 sq mi (940 km 2) Lebanon County: 075: Lebanon: 1813: Parts of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties
Lancaster (/ ˈ l æ ŋ k ɪ s t ər / LANG-kih-stər) also referred to as Lancaster City is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. [4] With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, [5] it is the tenth-most populous city in the state. [6]
Strasburg is located in central Lancaster County at (39.982300, -76.182713 Pennsylvania Route 741 (Main Street) passes through the center of the borough, leading east 9 miles (14 km) to Gap and west 5.5 miles (8.9 km) to Willow Street.
Pennsylvania Route 896 (PA 896) is a north–south state highway located in the counties of Chester and Lancaster in southeastern Pennsylvania.The southern terminus is at the Maryland state line just south of Strickersville in London Britain Township.