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Lancaster (City and county-seat)

a city and county-seat of Fairfield co., O.; on the Hocking river and canal, and the Hocking Valley, Pennsylvania Company, and other railroads; 32 miles S. E. of Columbus. It is the farming trade center for the county; and is engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements, foundry products, flour, shoes, wood-pulp machinery and glass. It is the seat of the State Industrial School for Boys; contains a fine court house, high school; National bank, and many churches, and has electric light and street railroad plants; a good water supply; daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. Pop. (1910) 13,- 093; (1920) 14,706.