Gallery of Lancaster County photos

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Shad fisherman on the Catawba River near Lancaster.
The historic Lancaster County Courthouse, rebuilt after suffering damage in a fire.
At Landsford Canal State Park, rare Rocky Shoals Spider Lilies appear each spring amid rocks in the Catawba River.
Remains of the Ivy Grist Mill on the Catawba River upstream from Van Wyck, S.C. It operated from Civil War time to the turn of the century.
Hazel B. Knight has sold shoes in downtown Lancaster since 1953, first at a JC Penny and since the mid-1950s, in his store shown here. Besides the Kimbrells Furniture store, his is the oldest business there.

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