CLOSED DECEMBER 24 & 25 | All operations of LancasterHistory will be closed to the public on Wednesday, December 24 and Thursday, December 25. We reopen to the public for regular operating hours on Friday, December 26, EXCEPT the Research Center which will remain closed. Thank you!
Open Mon – Sat, 9:30am – 5pm | Wheatland Tours 10am – 3pm
The great train wreck of 1919 earned the nickname “The Kidney Wreck” because its cargo of meat products were strewn throughout nearby fields as a result of the crash.