Lancaster County

Lancaster County · dedicated 1982 · Old Courthouse, N. Duke St., just N of King, Lancaster

Formed on May 10, 1729 out of Chester County. Named for Lancashire, England. County seat, Lancaster, was laid out in 1730 and chartered a city in 1818. It was the State capital, 1799-1812. County is noted for its rich farmland and ethnic diversity.

under a mile from where Hans Groff lived in the 1710s

what this marker records spans 1729 to 1818, overlapping Hans Groff's years here

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