<http://schema.org/articleBody>
"Lancaster is rich in history, but did you know that 235 years ago the city was the nation's capital?It was only for a day, but it was a moment in time that strongly helped to shape our nation's history.Some paused on Thursday to remember what this date in late September meant to our nation.\"Today is Capital Day for Lancaster,\" said Rock Ford volunteer Don Walters.In 1777, the British had marched on Philadelphia and Congress made some tough choices to save itself and the struggling new nation by heading West.Congress stopped in Lancaster on Sept. 27 where the main square and Civil War monument is located now. The old courthouse was there and Congress held a session.They brought the Declaration of Independence with them and continued on with the work of a new nation.\"They transacted some routine business in the courthouse and then adjourned and headed to York,\" said Rock Ford Director Sam Slaymaker.They stayed in York for the next 8 to 9 months with the Susquehanna River separating members of Congress from the British.Historians said the White Swan Hotel once stood on the site of what is now the Lancaster Convention Center.It was there that John Adams and other dignitaries rested during their stay."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
<http://www.wgal.com/article/lancaster-played-role-in-forming-nation-235-years-ago/6222629>