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*Named after [[Lancashire, England]] by native John Wright. Its symbol, the red [[rose]], is from the house of Lancaster. The [[Lancaster County Prison]], built in the mid-[[19th century]], is supposed to look like the castle in [[Lancashire, England|Lancashire]].
*The oldest church in the city is the Trinity Lutheran Church founded in [[1729]]
* '''Lancaster''' was the United States [[capital]] for one day, September 28th, in [[1777]] when the [[Continental Congress]] met while passing from [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] to [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] to escape the British army after the battle of Brandywine
*In the late [[18th century]] through the early [[19th century]], '''Lancaster''' was the largest inland town in the [[United States]]. It is the oldest inland town.
*The [[Fulton Opera House]], finished in October [[1852]], is the oldest theater give continuous performances in the United States
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