Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Elizabethtown

The town of Elizabethtown is located in northwestern Lancaster County, which is in South Central Pennsylvania. This region also is referred to as the Susquehanna Valley or Amish Country. About 20,000 people call Elizabethtown home. The town may be in a very rural setting, but it is fairly close to other major cities and towns. The closet big city is Baltimore at an hour and a half drive and Philadelphia is about a 2 hour drive. More local cities include, Harrisburg and York to the West of E-town and Lancaster to the East all which are about 20 miles away. Another town of interest is Hershey which is only about 10 miles from E-town.
Elizabethtown is home to a M&M, Mars Factory,(when the wind the blowing the right way it actually smells like chocolate) and one of the largest Masonic Homes in the country. E-town also has a K-mart, Giant, and Weis grocery stores within 2 minutes of the campus. Market Street is the main street in the town and it features many small specialty stores and the public library. If you would like to learn more about Elizabethtown visit the town's website at http://www.etownonline.net/.

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