Historic public market located in downtown Lancaster, PA was the oldest municipally-operated market in the US until 2005
General Information
How to Get There
Get on I-76 W from S Penn Square and John F Kennedy Blvd. Follow I-76 W and US-222 S to PA-23 W/E Walnut St in Lancaster. Take the PA-23 W exit from US-30 E. Continue on PA-23 W/E Walnut St. Drive to N Market St in Lancaster
Overview
Lancaster Central Market in Penn Square is the oldest continuously operated public farmers market in the United States, with about 60 vendors selling fresh produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, flowers, and prepared foods from Amish, Pennsylvania Dutch, German, Greek, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and Slavic traditions. It has been named one of America's 10 greatest public places by the American Planning Association and one of the world's best fresh markets by CNN (2013).
A public marketplace was deeded here in 1730, King George II chartered the market in 1742, and the first permanent building went up in 1757. The current Romanesque Revival brick building (1889), designed by James H. Warner, has twin 72-foot towers and is on the National Register of Historic Places (1972). Vendors include the Stoner Family produce stand, which has sold here for more than 100 years.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia article "Central Market (Lancaster)", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0
