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 LANCASTER Trees Used for building, cooking, building fires Shale Used for making buildings and tools Water Used for fishing, travel, washing and drinking Limestone Used 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
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 THEHULL 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 CENTRAL AVENUE IN 1895? Town Hall 21
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