Lancaster Pennsylvania is located 59 miles southwest of Allentown and 61 miles west of Philadelphia.
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26 Facts About Lancaster Pennsylvania
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Lancaster Pennsylvania was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter of William Penn, and was laid out by James Hamilton in 1734.
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City of Lancaster Pennsylvania was home to several important figures in American history.
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The innovative gunsmith William Henry lived in Lancaster and was a U S congressman and leader during and after the American Revolution.
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In 1803, Meriwether Lewis visited Lancaster Pennsylvania to be educated in survey methods by the well-known surveyor Andrew Ellicott.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania was one of the winning communities for the All-America City award in 2000.
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Poverty in Lancaster Pennsylvania is twice the state's average, and public school records list more than 900 children as homeless.
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Since 2005, Lancaster Pennsylvania's downtown has increased the number of specialty shops, boutiques, bars, clubs, and galleries.
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Many of Lancaster Pennsylvania's landmarks are significant in local, state, and national history.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania is the hometown of Major League Baseball alumnus Tom Herr.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania played for the St Louis Cardinals for a majority of his career.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania played for the Minnesota Twins, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and the San Francisco Giants.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania managed the Lancaster Barnstormers in their first season.
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City of Lancaster Pennsylvania hosted the Tom Bamford Lancaster Pennsylvania Classic, an international, professional bicycle racing event held each June since 1992.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania is an alumnus of Manheim Township High School, located in the immediate suburb of Manheim Township.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania has both a men's and a women's semi-professional soccer club.
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The last professional basketball team to call Lancaster Pennsylvania home was the Liberty, who played as a member of the now-defunct Global Professional Basketball League in 2009.
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Federally, Lancaster is part of Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district, represented by Republican Lloyd Smucker of nearby West Lampeter Township.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania was home to Democrat James Buchanan, the fifteenth president of the United States.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania took up residence near the courthouse on N Duke Street.
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Education in Lancaster Pennsylvania is provided by many private and public institutions.
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The Queen Street Station in downtown Lancaster Pennsylvania serves as a transit hub for several RRTA bus routes.
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The city is served by the Lancaster Pennsylvania Airport, located six miles north of downtown and just south of Lititz, with commercial air service by Southern Airways Express to Washington DC via Dulles, Pittsburgh, and Nantucket on Saturdays.
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Lancaster Pennsylvania is a hub for automobile traffic, with many major roadways passing through or around the city, including US 30, US 222, PA 283, PA 72, and PA 272.
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The city's Public Works department provides wastewater service to Lancaster Pennsylvania, operating the City of Lancaster Pennsylvania Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant which serves the city and surrounding municipalities.
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