Dec 16 2013
Museums of Lancaster County
Lancaster County is a very historical area. Being one of the first inland settlements in America there is history all over the place ! In 1681 William Penn was granted “Penn’s Woods” and it’s likely that the earliest settlers were fur traders. Early groups of settlers surviving to this day are Anabaptists from Germany and Switzerland, Mennonites and Amish who fled persecution and found relative tranquility in this region. The oldest surviving building in Lancaster County is the Hans Herr house, located in Willow Street and built in 1719. Since there is so much history there a dozens of museums that history enthusiasts can visit. Go onto the PA Dutch Country website to see them !
Oldest home that is still standing in Lancaster County.
