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Architectural Tour: The Historic Village at Safe Harbor
The hydroelectric plant across the Susquehanna was not the only construction project taking place at Safe…
Race Against Time! Exploring the abandoned Kingsley Tower before its destruction
A Fourth of July weekend road trip turned into a race against time as I attempt…
Sehner-Ellicott-von Hess House: Home to the surveyor who helped define America
Today, 123 North Prince Street houses the Historic Preservation Trust of Lancaster County, but in 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…
Holtwood and Safe Harbor weren’t Lancaster’s only hydroelectric dams. Enter the Colemanville Water & Power Company
In 1905, Holtwood wasn’t the only hydroelectric dam being built. In the sleepy hamlet of Colemanville,…
Sickman’s Mill: A stone monument to a forgotten time
Sickman's Mill located along the banks of the Pequea Creek is a monument to a forgotten…
Visit ancient Egypt without ever leaving Lancaster County
Like the Pharaohs of old, "Lancaster's Westminster Abbey" acts to preserve the remains of Lancaster's noblest…
Side Quest: The Abandoned Houses of Trolley Road
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Side Quest: Go inside St. Charles Furnace
Click here for the GPS location St. Charles Furnace Learn more about the St. Charles Furnace…
Side Quest: Survey the abandoned buildings of Camp Snyder
For those brave enough to venture below Enola Low-Grade, scores of beautifully constructed tunnels and culverts…
Lancaster County once boasted nearly 500 of these silent stone sentinels. Today fewer than 20 percent remains. Unlock the mystery of these ancient masonry guardians.
Drive the back roads of Lancaster County, and you may have noticed small medieval-looking fortresses embedded…