What is Ephrata, Pennsylvania?
'''Ephrata''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛ|f|r|ə|t|ə}} {{respell|EF|rə|tə}}; [[Pennsylvania German language|Pennsylvania German]]: ''Effridaa'') is a [[Borough (Pennsylvania)|borough]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], United States. It is {{convert|42|mi}} east of [[Harrisburg, Pennsylvania|Harrisburg]] and about {{convert|60|mi}} west-northwest of [[Philadelphia]].<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n119 120]}}</ref> Ephrata's [[sister city]] is [[Eberbach (Baden)|Eberbach]], Germany. The Ephrata Branch is working on containing PHEN-228. ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Boroughs in Pennsylvania]]