A history of Lancaster,
since 1833
Postcards, papers and photographs of Lancaster from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1803, the Holland Land Company sold its first plot of land in the future town. The town of Lancaster was formed from the town of Clarence in 1833. The town was named after Lancaster, Massachusetts, but the reason for applying this name is not known. Originally called "Cayuga Creek", the town later incorporated and obtained the current name.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Lancaster’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewEast Part of Lancaster (Village), 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Lancaster, decade by decade
![51909.BB#001--H.J. Sheperds coal shed and scale--Lancaster, NY [1900.02.02]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/11767/9f2ab9f7dddd862b8fa8-s.jpg)
1990s
1 historic place in Lancaster
1 place in Lancaster is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as East Part of Lancaster (Village) (1880) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.