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Lancaster : Pennsylvania

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Lancaster is a city located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 56,348. It is the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is also home of the Lancaster Barnstormers, a minor league baseball team.

General information
Zip codes: 17601 through 17608 (17602 is center city)
Area code: 717

History
Land was part of the 1681 Penn’s Woods Charter of William Penn
In 1700 the Swiss Mennonites, led by Hans Herr created the first permanent colony in Lancaster
The city was founded in 1718
Named after Lancashire, England by native John Wright. Its symbol, the red rose, is from the house of Lancashire. The Lancaster County Prison, built in the mid-19th century, is supposed to look like the castle in Lancashire.
The oldest church in the city is the Trinity Lutheran Church founded in 1729
Lancaster was the United States capital for one day in 1777 when the Continental Congress met while passing from Philadelphia to York to escape the British army
In the late 18th century through the early 19th century, Lancaster was the largest inland town in the United States. It is the oldest inland town.
The Fulton Opera House, finished in October 1852, is the oldest theater give continuous performances in the United States
President James Buchanan made his home in Lancaster at Wheatland, his mansion
Milton S. Hershey started the Lancaster Caramel Company and Frank W. Woolworth started Woolworth’s in the city

Geography
Lancaster is located at 40°2′23″ North, 76°18′16″ West (40.039860, -76.304366)1.

The land is mostly flat characteristic of the area. The city is located about 70 miles west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 34 miles southeast of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and 87 miles north of Washington D.C..

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.2 km˛ (7.4 mi˛). 19.2 km˛ (7.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.14% is water.

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