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
In 1882, Abe Buzzard and seven other prisoners tunneled in to the Lancaster County Prison’s chicken coop to make their escape.