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Lancaster, the 8th biggest city in Pennsylvania, is the county seat of Lancaster County, also renowned as Pennsylvania's Amish County. The city covers 7.4 sq mi (19.2 sq km) and has a population of 60,000 people (2011 estimate), within a much larger metropolitan area that has some 510,000 inhabitants.

Guide to Lancaster Hotels

Here's a list of hotels in Lancaster that you can book online, with full description, star rating, address, location map, evaluation, and prices as offered by different booking sites. This helps you to make your room booking with the site that offers the best price.

Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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The modern city of Lancaster traces its history to the 17th century. It was originally named Hickory Town, but was later renamed Lancaster, after Lancaster, England. The settlement was laid out by James Hamilton in 1734. It was incorporated as a borough in 1742, and as a city in 1818.

Lancaster served briefly as the capital of the colonies during the American Revolutionary War, when the Continental Congress fled Philadelphia, which had fallen to the British. After convening in Lancaster, the Congress again moved, to York, Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, Lancaster was to serve as state capital of Pennsylvania from 1799 until 1812, when Harrisburg became state capital.

Visiting Lancaster

US Highways 30 and 222 connects Lancaster with the rest of the country.

Places of Interest in Lancaster

Lancaster Central Market
The oldest farmers market that is still in operation in the United States.
People's Place Quilt Museum
Museum preserving exquisite examples of quilt.

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