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Lancaster ( / ˈlæŋkɪstər / LANG-kih-stər) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. [4] With a population of 58,039 at the 2020 census, [5] it is the tenth-most-populous city in the state. [6] The Lancaster metropolitan area population is 552,984, making it the second largest in the South Central ...
The Lancaster Historic District, also known as Old Town Lancaster, is a national historic district that is located in Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, with boundary increases in 1983 and 1984. [1]
Lancaster City Historic District. / 40.04139°N 76.30694°W / 40.04139; -76.30694. The Lancaster City Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lancaster and Manheim Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania . It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 43-foot (13 m) tall Gothic Revival memorial which stands in Penn Square in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It was dedicated on July 4, 1874, at its present site on the Northeast intersection of King and Queen Streets. The monument's original intention was to pay tribute to Lancastrian Union soldiers killed during the American Civil War. However, today ...
The Fulton Opera House, also known as the Fulton Theatre or simply The Fulton, is a League of Regional Theatres class B regional theater located in historic downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It is reportedly the oldest working theatre in the United States. [4] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964.
With a population of 552,984 as of the 2020 U.S. census, the Lancaster, PA metropolitan area is the sixth most populous metropolitan area in Pennsylvania, after the Delaware Valley, Greater Pittsburgh, the Lehigh Valley, the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area, and the Wyoming Valley .
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, more commonly known as Historic St. Mary's Church ( German: St. Marien-Kirche ), is a Roman Catholic church located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1741, throughout most of its history, the church served the German-speaking Catholics of Lancaster. The parish has had three church buildings over the course of its existence, with the ...
Central Market, also known as Lancaster Central Market, is a historic public market located in Penn Square, in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Until 2005, the market was the oldest municipally-operated market in the United States.