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Lancaster County

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States.  With an estimated 2005 population of 490,562 Lancastrians, Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the 99th largest of 361 MSAs in the U.S. The city of Lancaster is the county seat.

Lancaster County is a popular tourist destination, due mostly to the many plain sect residents, known as the Amish or Pennsylvania Dutch.  The misnomer 'Pennsylvania Dutch' comes from the misunderstanding of the word 'Deutsch', pronounced 'DOY-ch', which is how the word 'German' is pronounced in the German language. They are the descendants of Germans who immigrated in the 18th and 19th centuries for the freedom of religion offered by William Penn, and were attracted by the rich soil and mild climate of the area.

Lancastrians can easily spot a visitor to the area by how they pronounce the word Lancaster. Locals and people from nearby counties in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware pronounce Lancaster as LANK-ister. This is unusual as most Lancasters in the United States are pronounced as LAN-cast-er, though Lancaster, Texas also uses the LANK-ister pronunciation.  source: wikipedia

  

Lancaster County: Plain, Simple, Special

Amish buggies share the road with automobiles on the byways of Lancaster County. The rich countryside of Pennsylvania Dutch Country was settled in Colonial years by religious groups seeking freedom of worship. Many of today’s residents maintain the old-world convictions and customs of their ancestors, including wardrobes featuring the plain and simple look.  read more here

  
 
Lancaster PA Attractions

Kitchen Kettle Village

Red Caboose Motel

Strasburg Railroad

Railroad Museum of PA

Linvilla Orchards

West Chester Railroad

Bird In Hand Village

Peaceful Valley Amish Furniture

Lancaster County: Plain, Simple, Special

Knoebels Amusement Park

Zerns Farmers Market

About the Pennsylvania Dutch People

  

 


 

 

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