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1719 Museum, Willow Street, PA

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1719 Museum

A Lancaster County museum built around the 1719 Herr House and an Eastern Woodlands Indigenous longhouse, focused on early Mennonite and Indigenous history.

1849 Hans Herr Drive, Willow Street, PA 17584 · Willow Street, PA

About 1719 Museum

The 1719 Museum, run by Mennonite Life, shows how early Mennonite immigrants and Indigenous peoples of south-central Pennsylvania lived and interacted. Guided tours cover the Herr House, the oldest surviving homestead in Lancaster County, and the Lancaster Longhouse. The tour opens with a short overview of both peoples' histories, includes some stairs and outdoor walking, and runs about an hour and a quarter. The site also hosts the annual Maize & Snitz Fest with demonstrations, vendors, and food, and offers field trips for school groups.

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