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John Wright was an emigrant English pioneer, colonial period businessman who established Wright's Ferry (and eventually the town eponymously named for it). The resulting increase in settlement triggered nine years of armed conflict during the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary dispute known as Cresap's War .
John Wright Restaurant . Where: 234 N. Front St., Wrightsville. Housed in a historic building along the Susquehanna, outdoor dining at John Wright is a prime spot in York County to enjoy dinner ...
Wright's Ferry (1730-1901) shown on the map near the triangle of disputed territory. Wright's Ferry was a Pennsylvania Colony settlement established by John Wright in 1726, that grew up around the site of an important Inn and Pub anchoring the eastern end of a popular animal powered ferry (1730–1901) and now a historic part of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Witmer's Tavern, is an historic structure that is located in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just east of U.S. 30 on Old Philadelphia Pike. This building known as Witmer's Tavern should not be confused with the other Witmer's Tavern more commonly known as the Conestoga Restaurant or Conestoga Inn that is located on Route 462 at Bridgeport just east of Lancaster City.
Lancaster City is celebrating its Restaurant Week's 10th anniversary with specials offered by over 40 restaurants, bakeries, pubs, bars, and cafes.
Lancaster County was part of Chester County, Pennsylvania, until May 10, 1729, when it was organized as the colony's fourth county. [11] It was named after the city of Lancaster in the county of Lancashire in England, the native home of John Wright, an early settler. [12]
Originally called Hickory Town, the city was renamed after the English city of Lancaster by native John Wright. Its symbol, the red rose, is from the House of Lancaster. [7] Lancaster was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter of William Penn, and was laid out by James Hamilton in 1734. It was incorporated as a borough in 1742 and incorporated ...
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