Most people know where the Conestoga River ends. It empties into the Susquehanna directly below Safe…
Category: Local History
Who is it that adorns the cupola tower above the former P. Lorillard Co. building on South Prince Street?
Atop the tower of the School District of Lancaster offices sits an unusual weathervane called "The…
Side Quest: Visit one of Lancaster’s oldest structures – Byerland Mennonite Meetinghouse
Most Lancastrians know that the Hans Herr House is the oldest building still standing in the…
Virtual walking tour of the Conestoga Area Historical Society grounds
Take a virtual walking tour of the Conestoga Area Historical Society grounds filled with various buildings…
Side Quest: Explore the ruins of the Colemanville Water & Power Company Dam
Colemanville Hydroelectric Plant on the Pequea Creek and photos of its March 1926 dam breach.
The American Revolution comes to Lancaster
When did the American Revolution begin for Lancaster? June 15, 1774.
Liberty Bond House: the miniature version of the colonial era Penn Square courthouse hiding in Buchanan Park
Believe it or not, there's a miniature replica of the 1787-1853 Penn Square courthouse in Buchanan…
Lancaster’s Old Courthouse: Witness to Great Moments in American History
Great moments in American history took place in Penn Square, many inside the old Lancaster courthouse.
Steven Atkinson Log Cabin
Today the Steven Atkinson Log Cabin resides in the small town of Conestoga, but when it…
Remembering Safe Harbor’s Private William Campbell Civil War veteran
On this Memorial Day weekend, it seems fitting to remember Private William Campbell—a Civil War Veteran…
‘Spanish Flu’ in Lancaster
COVID-19 isn't the first pandemic to strike Lancaster. In 1918, "Spanish Flu" exacted its toll on…
Art: Smith Tower on the Enola Low Grade
Pennsylvania Railroad's mightly M1 steam locomotive No. 6857 blasting its way westward past Smith Tower.
Armchair Explorer:Â Make your reservation today for the Pequehanna Inn –Â Pennsylvania’s Crown Jewel answer to Lake Placid
In an alternate universe, a five-story, 384-room luxury hotel sits high on a hill above the…
Side Quest: Quarryville’s South Fork Big Beaver Creek Culvert
For those brave enough to venture below the Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautiful tunnels and culverts…