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With the arrival of the gin, short-staple cotton was grown extensively in Lancaster, which increased the demand of planters and farmers for slave labor. In 1800 slaves comprised only one-sixth of Lancaster’s population.
The courthouse and jail were designated as National Historic Landmarks by the U.S. Department of the Interior in 1973.
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