Gazetteer/Almanac
LANCASTER COUNTY, situated on the south boundary of Pennsylvania, with Susquehanna river on the southwest. Area, 928 square miles. Face of the country, diversified with mountains, hills, and valleys; soil, generally productive. Seat of justice, Lancaster. Pop. in 1810, 53,937; in 1820, 68,336; in 1830, 76,558; in 1840, 84,203; in 1850, 98,944. (Fanning's, 1853)
Note Cards
Events
Date | Type | |
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Gap Gang in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, kidnaps older black resident | Legal/Political | |
Gorsuch posse breaks apart over fears about Vigilance Committee spying | Legal/Political | |
James Buchanan dies in Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Personal | |
Vigilance agent follows Gorsuch posse | Legal/Political |
People
Burial Place of
Places
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Bainbridge, PA | City or Town |
Blue Ball, PA | City or Town |
Christiana, PA | City or Town |
Churchtown, PA | City or Town |
Columbia, PA | City or Town |
Conestoga, PA | City or Town |
Drumore Township, PA | City or Town |
Elizabethtown, PA | City or Town |
Hinkletown, PA | City or Town |
Lancaster, PA | City or Town |
Little Britain, PA | City or Town |
Manheim, PA | City or Town |
Manor Township, PA | City or Town |
Marietta, PA | City or Town |
Maytown, PA | City or Town |
Millersville, PA | City or Town |
Mount Joy, PA | City or Town |
Peach Bottom, PA | City or Town |
Pool Forge, PA | City or Town |
Strasburg, PA | City or Town |
Sunnyside, PA | City or Town |
Willow Street, PA | City or Town |