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John Wright was an emigrant English pioneer, colonial period businessman who established Wright's Ferry (and eventually the town eponymously named for it). The resulting increase in settlement triggered nine years of armed conflict during the Maryland-Pennsylvania boundary dispute known as Cresap's War .
Wright's Ferry (1730-1901) shown on the map near the triangle of disputed territory. Wright's Ferry was a Pennsylvania Colony settlement established by John Wright in 1726, that grew up around the site of an important Inn and Pub anchoring the eastern end of a popular animal powered ferry (1730–1901) and now a historic part of Columbia, Pennsylvania.
Witmer's Tavern, is an historic structure that is located in East Lampeter Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, just east of U.S. 30 on Old Philadelphia Pike. This building known as Witmer's Tavern should not be confused with the other Witmer's Tavern more commonly known as the Conestoga Restaurant or Conestoga Inn that is located on Route 462 at Bridgeport just east of Lancaster City.
Lancaster City is celebrating its Restaurant Week's 10th anniversary with specials offered by over 40 restaurants, bakeries, pubs, bars, and cafes.
Founded by Rich Ruoff and Alexandra Brown in 1985, the Chameleon Club was originally located in the back room of a prominent fine dining restaurant called Tom Paine's in honor of Thomas Paine. At its conception, the small approximately 100 person capacity room offered performances of live, original music in Lancaster.
The Wausau Daily Herald will highlight the top six restaurants our readers miss most, counting down from No. 6. The Wright Place on 6th was ‘feast’ for eyes and palate | Wausau restaurants ...
Isaac's is a chain of casual restaurants based in Pennsylvania known for its signature line of sandwiches, salads, and wraps named after birds. [1] [2]Headquartered in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, the restaurant chain has locations throughout the surrounding region, including Lancaster County, Chester County, Berks County, Dauphin County, York County, and Cumberland County.
Originally called Hickory Town, Lancaster was renamed after the English city of Lancaster by native John Wright. Its symbol, the red rose, is from the House of Lancaster. [7] Lancaster was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter of William Penn, and was laid out by James Hamilton in 1734. It was incorporated as a borough in 1742 and incorporated ...