Why Lancaster, Pennsylvania?

Lancaster has an eye on the future with an energetic resurgence of the downtown area. Located in beautiful south-central Pennsylvania amidst Amish farm country and only minutes away from Harrisburg, York & Reading. The oldest inland city in the United States, just to the east of the mighty Susquehanna River, Lancaster was originally settled in 1718. 

• Rich cultural and historical heritage
• Vibrant art community
• Great restaurants & small businesses
• New convention center

Some local attractions:

• Central Market - fresh local goods sold in an historic downtown atmosphere
• Lancaster Barnstormers - Atlantic League professional baseball
• Eastern Market - local fresh produce, ethnic foods, music, special events
• North Museum of Natural History & Science - exhibits, special events, lecture programs, field trips and 3rd largest planetarium in PA
• Fulton Opera House - National Historic Landmark, providing theater since 1852
• Rockford Plantation - elegant 1794 mansion of Gen. Edward Hand, the Adjutant General of the Continental Army
• James Buchanan's Wheatland - tour the Federal mansion of America's 15th president
• Demuth Museum - Charles Demuth's restores artists' studio, gardens & 18th century home & art gallery - oldest U.S. tobacco shop
• Lancaster Museum of Art - local, national & international artists' visual arts exhibits
• Lancaster County Historical Society - exhibits of fine art, crafts, artifacts & documents, library - archives available for geneological research
• Lancaster Cultural History Museum - regional 18th and 19th century furnitues, quilts, silver & fraktur
• Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church - a station of the Underground Railroad, presents living historical productions
• Pennsylvania College of Art & Design - offers BFA in fine art, Illustration & graphic design, plus certificate, credit and non-credit courses

City of Lancaster and surrounding area links.

• City of Lancaster
• School District of Lancaster
• Downtown Lancaster
• Lancaster News
• Wikipedia entry
• Lancaster County
• PA Dutch Country

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