At its peak before the completion of Columbia's first bridge in 1814, 15 different ferries were…
Category: History
Haunted Lancaster: The sad tale of Lover’s Leap at Chickies Rock
Even if you don't believe in ghosts or spectral apparitions, Chickies Rock is a place of…
Haunted Lancaster: Did the Curse of Chickies Rock cause the worst trolley accident in Lancaster County history?
In 1896, the worst trolley accident in Lancaster County history occurred. It killed six people and…
The day Lancaster was the nation’s capital
September 27 On this day in 1777, Lancaster became the nation’s capital when fourteen members of…
The Great Indian Treaty of 1744
In June of 1744, scores of Native Americans began to gather outside of Lancaster in a…
Wooden Nickel proves to be a priceless heirloom. Brief history of wooden nickels in the United States
I recently rediscovered these wooden nickels in a keepsake box buried in the back of a…
100 years ago Lancaster’s trolleys transported 12 million people annually. Today almost all signs are gone. Join the search for the lost Pequea Trolley
Beginning in the late 1800s, a system of trolleys ran all over Lancaster County. One line…