Formed on May 10, 1729 out of Chester County. Named for Lancashire in England. County seat, Lancaster, was chartered a borough in 1742; a city in 1818. It was the State capital, 1799-1812. County is noted for its rich farmland and ethnic diversity.

Marker is on N. Duke Street 0.1 miles south of Grant Street, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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