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Columbia is along the Susquehanna River in western Lancaster County. The National Watch and Clock Museum and the Wright's Ferry Mansion are the town's best-known visitor sites.

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Wright's Ferry Mansion

Columbia, PA(717) 684-4325
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Outstanding collection of early 18th-century Philadelphia furniture and English accessories predating 1750, in a stone house built in 1738 for English Quaker Susanna Wright.
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Wright’s Ferry Mansion

Columbia, PA(717) 684-4325
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Wright's Ferry Mansion is a historic home located in Columbia, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1738, and is a 2 1/2-story, rectangular limestone dwelling with a gable roof and pent eave. It was built for Susanna Wright, an English Quakeress, and its architecture reflects a mix of English and Germanic elements. The house was restored to appear as in 1750 and is open to the public several days a week from May through October.
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National Watch & Clock Museum

Columbia, PA(717) 684-8261
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The National Watch and Clock Museum was officially opened to the public in 1977 with fewer than 1,000 items. Since that time, the collection has increased to over 12,000 items and the museum has undergone several expansion projects. The latest expansion opened in October 1999 and featured an entirely new and redesigned exhibit space, as well as a new two-story addition. Today, the museum is recognized as the largest and most comprehensive horological collection in North America.
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National Watch and Clock Museum

Columbia, PA(717) 684-8261
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NAWCC's clock and watch museum at 514 Poplar Street in Columbia, with a research library and collections database.
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Columbia Historic Preservation Society

Columbia, PA(717) 684-2894
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Located in the original English Evangelical Lutheran Church, Columbia Historic Preservation Society is dedicated to the preservation of the river town, formerly known as Wright’s Ferry and Shawana Town. Once considered as a possible site for locating our nation’s capitol, Columbia was once the gateway to the American West.
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Historic Preservation Society

Columbia, PA(717) 684-2894
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