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Lancaster, Pennsylvania (view source)
Revision as of 16:28, September 27, 2021
, 16:28, September 27, 2021add info on temporary capital
Among the colleges in Lancaster are [[Franklin and Marshall College]] and [[Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]].
Among the colleges in Lancaster are [[Franklin and Marshall College]] and [[Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology]].
Interestingly, during the American Revolutionary War Lancaster served as a temporary capital of the United States (for one day, September 27, 1777, when [[Philadelphia]] fell to the British). The only order of business by the [[Continental Congress]] was to elect [[Benjamin Franklin]] to negotiate a treaty with [[France]]; the Congress determined that Lancaster was too vulnerable to serve as a capital (being only 60 miles away) whereupon they relocated to York (some 20 miles further away).
[[Category:Pennsylvania Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Most Conservative American Cities]]
[[Category:Most Conservative American Cities]]