HISTORY OF

LANCASTER

GEOGRAPHY OF LANCASTER Lancaster sits on a plain.

A number of waterways run through Lancaster. Can you name some of them?

Ellicott Creek

Cayuga Creek

Como Park Lake

Scajaquada Creek

NATURAL RESOURCES OF LANCASTERTrees

Used for building, cooking,

building firesWater

Used for fishing, travel,

washing and drinking

LimestoneUsed for making

buildings and tools

ShaleUsed for making

buildings and tools

WHAT IS LANCASTER'S BEDROCK MOSTLY MADE OF?

Shale and limestone

WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE PIONEERS TO KEEP THEIR FARM ANIMALS IN A SHELTER? Lancaster had harsh, cold winters Farm animals were often attacked by black

bear and panthers.

WHERE IS THE HULL HOUSE LOCATED? Genesee Street

Genesee Street

IN 1894 SOMETHING DESTROYED MOST OF THE VILLAGE OF LANCASTER, WHAT WAS IT? A fire.

THE OLDEST STONE DWELLING IN WESTERN NY IS? The Hull House

WHO DID WARREN AND POLLY HULL PURCHASE THEIR LAND FROM? The Holland Land Company

WHAT YEAR WAS THE HULL HOUSE FINISHED? 1810

WHAT IS IN THE ATTIC OF THE HULL HOUSE THAT MAKES IT UNIQUE? A single 40-foot long beam.

THE HULL HOUSE STANDS FOR WHAT SYMBOL? The Westward movement and pioneers.

THE OPERA HOUSE STAGE IS “RAKED”. WHAT DOES “RAKED” MEAN? It is sloped upwards.

WHAT BUILDING WAS LOCATED AT 21 CENTRAL AVENUE IN 1895? Town Hall

WHO WAS WARREN HULL? A pioneer of Lancaster who was a

Revolutionary War veteran.

WHAT YEAR DID THE OPERA HOUSE PORTION OF TOWN HALL OPEN? 1897