Exploring Lancaster, PA and Amish Village. A County Tour
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- Опубліковано 30 чер 2024
- On this tour we travel all around Lancaster County to experience the diverse scenary the area has to offer. From the countryside, to Mennonites and Amish life, down to the modern Lancaster City, and ending at the river lands, Lancaster is a giant mixture of fun, history, and adventure.
[EDIT] - Herr house is pronounced (Hair). No matter how many takes, my NY accent over threw the final sound of Herr. Also, LANCASTER is pronounced (LAN-kiss-ter).
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[VIDEO CHAPTERS]
00:00 - President James Buchannon's Mansion
02:35 - The Countryside
02:50 - Ephrata Cloister
04:55 - Hans Herr House
05:52 - Native American Long House
06:28 - Amish Village
07:36 - Lancaster City Downtown
08:01 - Central Market
08:26 - Soldier and Sailors Monument
08:38 - Lancaster Visitors Center
09:20 - The Black Goat GastroPub
10:30 - The River lands
10:43 - Pinnacle Overlook of Susquehanna River
12:03 - Columbia Crossings
13:03 - Conestoga Safe Harbor
14:04 - Conestoga River
14:25 - The Underground Railroad
14:37 - Thaddeus Stevens
15:23 - Christiana
15:44 - Christiana Riots Underground Railroad Center
16:43 - The Farmlands
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***Disclosures: The views and opinions discussed in this video are of my own. This video has no sponsorship or affiliation with any of the aforementioned links, people, places, or things. All footage, edits, and dialogue created by myself. Thank you
Ive seen many videos trying to showcase Lancaster, pa. They have not been as informative as this video! It is a breath of fresh air not having just the Amish as a show point! Thanks for showcasing Lancaster county for what it is!
Thank You
@@JoseOnTour
If i move there can i live connected to nature the way the amish live ?
@@JoseOnTour
Thanks for this entertaining and enlightening video!! Question. In winter does it get really cold. ? Thank you
@@kevinbarlett6233 There is so much more history in Lancaster than just being a dense population of Amish. They are here and thats cool but they dont need to be the soul focus point to ever video on Lancaster.
its German county dummy
Pronounced (LANG *kister)
Named for Lancashire England.
Excellent video! Highly recommend!!🏆
Thank you Chele, I noted it in my info section. There's a great backstory on the pronunciation coming from Lancashire and also Lancaster, TX pronounces it as Kister too.
PBS needs to hire you Jose! You rock. Please keep making travel videos. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you I truly appreciate the kind words
Very well done & unlike some who have done videos on PA, the enunciation & moderation of your speech is very well done. Great job 👏
thank you I appreciate the feedback
@@JoseOnTour You’re very welcome, Jose 👍
I love lancaster, a lot of nice people there. A lot of bicycles there because of the Mennonite community. Martins bike shop over in ephrata is a really great store run by a very kind Mennonite family.
Watching this from Lancaster in north England where this place is named after the Quakers emigrated from my neck of the woods to America and settled alot of land in that area. Cool fact the term Dinosaur came from Lancaster England 👍 we were also know as the hanging town as it was the second highest place for hangings other than London
I watched this with my wife. We lived in Lancaster for 11 years and learned a lot! Your videos are so well done -- great video, narration, and writing. You deserve way more subs than you have. But kudos to you for producing what interests you and not chasing the algorithm. Our only wish was that you had featured the Central Market, which really is one of the gems of Lancaster. Next time for sure. And keep up the good work!
Where in Lancaster ?
@@Sean-ix2tb We lived downtown.
Awesome tour of Lancaster County! You showcased all aspects of Lancaster very well. Thank you!
❤❤❤ thank you 💞 truly amazing 💞 appreciated you 💞💞💞
Lane-cast-er, my friend :)
Thanks for a good tour of my homeland.
Columbia has a very rich history to discover.
Turkey Hill ice cream is the best. Fudge Ripple, Cookies & Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Dutch Chocolate are my favorites.
oh man I live close to Turkey Hill and have it wayyy too much during summer.
This makes me miss ephrata so much. I moved from Alabama to ephrata Dec 2009- June 2011 for nursing school. I fell on love with it. Wish I would have stayed
I've visited Lancaster for many years but you my Brother from another Mother have opened my eyes up to things I've never knew existed in the area.
thank you. I've always just visited Lancaster but when I went to the County tourist website I decided to go on this grand adventure and glad I did. There is so much to discover
I LIVE FOR THIS STUFF!! keep it up!! seriously so happy to see someone making local videos of awesome places!!!
Wow! Your videos are excellent. Very informative. Thank you.
Great content!
Wow ,you covered so many places in this video great job ,did not realize it's history was so exciting,and to see old world clashing with new ,awesome , to your health and happiness ,thanks for this explore.
Amazing, thank you Mr. Jose.
Thank you for checking out the video and providing feedback. I appreciate the support
Wonderful job. Thank you
Loved your tour video. I've been wanting to visit Lancaster and see what life was back then. But COVID put a pause to that for now. Living life in Pennsylvania back then is so soothing for me. Will be there soon. Maybe we should go back to that era again! Thank you for allowing a first time viewer something to enjoy.
Thank you for this new video , love the history ❤️
Thank you Mary
Really enjoyed watching, so much information." I`ve always been interested in the Amish as we don`t have them in the UK..
My Brother, That was a very good travel log of Lancaster and Amish Village. I am traveling to PA for the first time this month and will visit many of the places you recommended. Thank you very much!
Just discovered your channel and I'm loving it. You're doing an incredible job! I love the old PA cities and their history and you serve em up just right.
Thank you. Pennsylvania is a gem for history and industrial ruins.
Jose, that was awesome! You just planned my Fall 2021 vacation. Thank you.
thank you. Lancaster is beautiful in the fall
Very fascinating! Loved the tour!
Thank you Gayle. Can’t wait to go back
My Mennonite ancestors were enticed by William Penn (donated the land in Pequea Valley - Lancaster county - South of the City of Lancaster along the Susquehanna River and Pequea creek) and Ben Franklin his emissary to convince the Mennonites who originated in Switzerland and removed to Southern Germany to avoid Religious Persecution. They came to America in 1710 and the Hans Herr house was built in 1719 (not the 1800's) Enjoyed seeing the story of Lancaster but please get your history facts correct. As a descendant and Family History Genealogist I have learned so much about my home state and it's history. I was born and raised in Pittsburgh where many of the descendants of the original Mennonite community ended up - some after leaving the Mennonite life.
Best vlog I have seen. Thank you very much.
Thank you for enjoying the video.
Great video! I like how you corrected the pronunciation of Lancaster in the description, ha. I was corrected many times over after saying it the same way you did. Little tip on chapters btw...if you remove the 0:, it'll show on the progress bar. I like what you got going on and wish you tons of success!
Great video. Lots of things to learn here.
Great vid bro thank you
Thank you I appreciate feedback
Thank you Jose enjoyed you interesting and informative video. 👍
Thank you Jane
Your tour was great! Thank you...
Thank you for visiting my channel
I visit the Amish country everyyear with Bennington seniors center we love Lancaster and sight and sound theater we have eaten in all the restaurants and once in a Amish home I just love the Amish we now have family's up here in Washington county just love seeing then
In the ending of my video I filmed that right across from sight and sound. I was making my way there and it has just closed.
Great video! I live between Lancaster and Lititz. Good to see someone else's perspective. The hiking all along the Riverlands is phenomenal. I'm no stranger to The Holtwood Pinnacle - highest spot along the Susquehanna, right above the deepest spot (~190' deep)
Thank you. It was my first visit to the area and fell in love. Its not too far from me (3 hrs). I’d love to go for a hike at the Pinnacle. I usually do smaller scope hiking videos for my Instagram page.
We are headed here next week. Now we know what to see. Lynn and Danny
Great music too.
Beautiful! Congrats!
Thank you!!
Great video 😊thank you for your hard work!!!!!!!!!!!!
VERY AMAZING AND TRULY EDUCATIONAL ALSO!!!!!!!!
thank you for the kind words
Thank YOU 🙏 JOSE!!!!!!!
Keep up the great work!!!
Beautiful
Thanks José ☝🏾 Uncle Sam brought me to Ephrata, PA back in 2009, but then ended up in Gainesville Florida in 2010 prior to retirement and returning home to Puerto Rico ☝🏾 Thanks for sharing brought back fond memories lived ☺️
Thank you. Sounds like you’ve had quite the journey. Ephrata was also one of the first places I discovered when first visiting Pennsylvania and fell in love with the area.
My home town! Beautiful place!
Very well done
Great video! I’m thinking about a motorcycle tour through Lancaster now I’m going. Great presentation. You do great work. Keep up the flow.
Thank you. A motorcycle ride in the fall is probably Amazing. I would say make your way to the Pinnacle. The ride is amazing as your reaching the peak and see the beautiful farmland.
José, I ended up flying into Lancaster airport (KLNS) and spent the night in Lititz. Nice boutique town, lots of shops and restaurants. Drove my rental car to Intercourse and Bird In Hand which was serious Amish country. For your viewers who are aviators, you can suggest a cool weekend getaway. That would make a show in and of itself. The FBO terminal is brand new with a sweet pilots lounge, including a pool table. Again, great work and see you soon.
This is so great to hear, hope you are enjoying your time. I was trying to capture the hot air balloons that take off at bird in hand, something really cool to experience.
Thank you for this video, it is very informative.We are visiting Lancaster today and I only know about Amish Village
Thank you, hopefully the video gives a little exposure to the larger county. Enjoy your trip
love your videos so good
Thank you
I should have known this channel better before my trip to PA. Very informative and easy to watch. This is a great channel, and I will plan my next vacation with this channel. Awesome..
Thank you
@@JoseOnTour We will be making our 1st trip to Lancaster, PA tomorrow. Will be making some stops that you've introduced in this video.
Enjoy your visit
@@timothyj1706 be sure to get some shoo fly pie 😁
Jose thank you for the beautiful history Awesome
Thank you for the great feedback
@@JoseOnTour looking forward to more of your great adventures ! God bless
Thank you for correctly identifying the Christian Herr house. While a Swiss/German may pronounce Herr as Hair, all the locals say Herr. My only complaint is that the video is too short. It would be enjoyable to listen to you elaborate on each of these sites. Thank you.
PS: Next time in Columbia you must visit Wright's Mansion.
Great job Jose. As someone who's lived here almost their entire life I can tell you put some work into this. Very well researched, you covered a lot of ground, figuratively and literally, in making this. Thank you for doing a great job showcasing my home.
Thank you I really appreciate the feedback
Yay and thank you
Excellent video
Thank you
Love going to Turkey hill for the tour. Being a Veteran I get a nice discount. Thank you Turkey hill
I'm from the City of Lancaster and you did a good job some people I meet as I travel to different states think only of the move The Witness until me and a native from Ephrata told people about the different parts of Lancaster County
Thank you. Yeah Lancaster has so much more to it and when you ask people its always the witness or amish country.
Awesome video! The presenter is really good.
Thank you
Please explore all things Eby or of the 25 different spellings of my hubbys family of Amish and Mennonite in Lancaster Co . PA. THANKS
Thank you for sharing. I will be coming back to the area this spring so I will make sure to look out for this.
The 2nd Sunday in March is Charter Day for Pa - celebrating Penn's charter with the King - all State owned museums are open for Free - Most of these places are on this list
Thank you for this share. I want to try and make this my top comment. This is info I would love for others to have. Lancaster is not too far so I will definitely make a trip in March.
Okay such a Niche request but right outside of Harvey’s Lake PA, is Dallas PA. There’s a lot of interesting history there and though it’s a small town no one knows, I ALWAYS HEAR “DALLAS PA?? There’s a Dallas pa?!?!) (I go to Uni there and as much as the area is a rough one to live in cause it’s the mountains they need a little boost and I wish more people knew it existed AS WELL as my uni!!! They’re small and catholic and no one knows their out there so would be cool to see some Dallas PA content! But love your stuff so much!!!
There is also a Denver, PA
I enjoyed the video. I just want to add one point about something that was not clear in the video. The Conestoga Indians were not under arrest. They were in the Lancaster jail to protect them from ruffians who were running about murdering them. The ruffians, however, overcame the guards and massacred the last of the Connestoga Indians.
When last year amazing
If you do an update please showcase Strasburg and Lititz
Thank you Sean, I’m doing a revisit to PA and am working on big region videos (Poconos, Dutch Country, Alleghenies, PA Wilds). Since I missed those areas before I want to showcase the other parts like Johnstown, Altoona, Erie, and much more.
👍🏻
I hope there is no snow in PA
While Lancaster's weather is a bit more fair then where I live in the Northern part, we see a lot of snow in Pennsylvania
Where was he walking at 4:30? That was beautiful!!!!!
That was right outside of the sight and sound theater. Its a regular dirt road that leads to a farm. The theater had just closed when I arrived and I looked around and saw how beautiful the scenery looked and decided to capture some of it. (www.sight-sound.com)
@@JoseOnTour Oh, wow, that is awesome! I've rode by the Sight and Sound theater countless times - I had no idea that was within the area. Thank you for the info!
Hey I’m interested in relocating to Lancaster
Was wondering if you would be able to point me in the direction of a few good parts of Lancaster with good school districts, n job markets.
My cousin went to manheim, was pretty good school.
DON LEGEND ESAU - Columbian drug raid ( song) a LANCASTER Anthem...
5:45 You said "Over 100,000 fled Germany to Pennsylvania in the 1800s" You meant the 18th century (or the 1700s)
Sorry-I hope you don't mind me making these corrections. I love your video and the way you tour communities, but I am sure you want your statements to be accurate for your viewers
Not at all I love the engagement. it was the 18th century. With so much going on between solo filming, editing, and research sometimes I might miss what i wrote and try to correct with voice over or description notes.
@@JoseOnTour I understand. Say, do you travel thru Canada? I am from Marathon Ontario. Have you ever done videos of northern Ontario? (Above Lake Superior in the Thunder Bay area?)
Yes great video!!!! but Hans herr came from the German speaking side of Switzerland. We came over in 1709 and been living here ever since great place to live!
Thank you for sharing, pinning this comment to add the detail
Cool video and story. But living here in Lancaster I find the mispronounced name Lank Caster difficult to here over and over. It's really just one word Lancaster.
I think that’s one of the fun things about the area is the pronunciation of Lancaster. Throughout my comments section it’s been pointed out that locals pronounce it Lan’kiss’ter which is the traditional British way of saying the word and closely resembles Lancashire. This also goes back to the original Pennsylvania dutch pronunciation. The way I pronounced it in the video is from my New York accent where we seem to put a heavy emphasis on a portion of a word, LANcaster,
ex: Wuah-ter (water), Caw-fee (coffee). I think I mentioned it in the Herr House portion of the video.
But I’ve been a Pennsylvanian resident now longer then a New Yorker and this is still one of my biggest missteps from early on since I wasn’t aware of the unique local pronunciation.
Lan-kiss-ter
I want to visit Amish country with my two girls…stay in lodging as the Amish do etc. maybe a tour? Idk. I want to put cell phones etc aside and show my kids people still live and are happy without all this extra stuff.
Lancaster - pronounced Lan Kiss Ter (sorry born and bred County kid )
No worries there is a whole section in the comments where we discussed the Lancaster / Lan-kiss-ter pronunciation. It sparked up a similar debate in my video of Wilkes-Barre with heir pronunciation. I think I also added it to the info section.
😂👍
are there many mosquitoes in lamcaster?
To be honest I don’t notice much. There are some depending the summer. My kids had one year they were bit all over but that was 2019 I think. Haven’t noticed recently
I live in Virginia now, but I am from Lancaster.
The #1 thing that irritates us is not pronouncing our county correctly.
If you want to see Lan Caster, go to California.
Otherwise, we pronounce it Lank-ister.
Period
your video was diverse but ---did you know that Lancaster is infested with over 700-Amish puppy mills???. It;s a subject that is never exposed ..a dirty little secret of the amish as a daughter of a large animal vet in lancaster pa it's to real animal abuse at it's finest were you find amish or minnonite you find puppy mills..
This is heartbreaking and I wasn't aware, but am curious to read into this.
OMG had no idea. Hope none of my ancestors or relatives (even distant) were or are involved! Get the Humane Society and SPCA involved, PLEASE! And I hope you will assist them in finding these puppy mills and shutting them down! Despicable animal abuse and illegal.
You said at 4:25, "Pennsylvania makes up 63% of the Amish community for the country". That's not true. There are more Amish in Ohio than PA. And there is a large community in northern Indiana. PA can't be 2/3s of the country's Amish community!
I probably said that by mistake. I know that Ohio and Pennsylvania are always neck to neck. When I first dod the research PA had the largest by a couple of 100s, the OH took over. I did an updated 2022 census and looks like PA is back up by around 3k
worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/amish-population
@@JoseOnTour Yes, but look-it is 0.64%, not 64%
Pronounce it LanKISSter. Not Lang’KAST’er. That’s how we locals know who’s a visitor
You did not even talk about James Buchanan President of the 🇺🇸 that lived in Lancaster County and you did not even talk and Show the Shady Maple Smorgasbord the Largest Smorgasbord in the 🇺🇸
It's only a 20 minute video-it is hard to mention everything. Before I moved here, my family and I used to visit for vacation for a weekend about 4 or 5 times a year (for a couple decades) We knew nothing about James Buchanan. And not everyone is into trying different foods (that's not a put-down, I am just saying that there is so much in Lancaster County, that not everything can be covered. Also, different things interest different people) For instance, when I visited, I loved the fact that there was a used comic book shop in the basement of a church (the owner sold it recently at the age of 95 or so). I could find MANY rare comics there (I don't even mean valuable ones, but ones no one has heard of). There were also several used book stores where I could find things I rarely saw (this was before the internet, so no ebay or amazon to use) like the Dana Girls, and other old series.
I usually don’t talk about food since I’m not a foodie. I briefly bring up pizza across many of my videos which has turned into a running joke.
@@JoseOnTour I'm not a foodie either, but Lancaster county does have some unique dishes. I am not a personal fan of many of them (hard boiled eggs with beets, egg and olive, Lebanon bologna, etc)
but is it racist there
new yorkers ruined the area
You are NOT pronouncing LANCASTER the proper way.