Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Obec / Město
Summary
Lancaster is a city in Pennsylvania, serving as the county seat of Lancaster County. Originally known as Hickory Town, it was renamed after the English city of Lancaster in the 1720s. It briefly functioned as the US capital in 1777, while the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia.
Statistics
Area
19.05 km²
Population
58,039