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Interesting facts about Lancaster County:

Lancaster Weather and Climate:

  • Average daily temperature- January: 29 degrees F; July: 75 degrees F
  • Average annual rainfall — 43.3 inches
  • Average annual snowfall — 31.5 inches

Distances to other Metropolitan Areas from Center City Lancaster:

  • Atlanta, GA — 755 miles
  • Charleston, SC — 664 miles
  • Charlotte, NC — 515 miles
  • Chicago, IL — 693 miles
  • Dallas, TX — 1,443 miles
  • Memphis, TN — 990 miles
  • Miami, FL — 1,190 miles
  • Nashville, TN — 780 miles
  • New York, NY — 163 miles
  • Raleigh, NC — 390 miles
  • Washington, DC – 123 miles

Notable Moments in Lancaster History:

  • 1700 — Hans Herr led Swiss Mennonites into Lancaster and created the first permanent colony there.
  • 1718 — City of Lancaster was founded
  • 1777 — Lancaster was the United States Capital for one day when the Continental Congress met here while trying to escape the British army.
  • 1852 — Fulton Opera House was finished
  • 1861 — President Abraham Lincoln addressed the residents of Lancaster from the balcony of Heister House, later known as Brunswick Hotel

Lancaster Colleges and Universities:

  • Millersville University
  • Franklin and Marshall College
  • Lancaster Bible College
  • Lancaster Institute for Health
  • Lancaster Theological Seminary
  • Harrisburg Area Community College (Lancaster Campus)
  • Pennsylvania School of Art and Design
  • Thaddeus Stevens State School of Technology

 

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