; Not so Long Ago, Susquehanna River Ice Was a Winter Crop

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During 19th-century Lancaster County winters, farmers could sometimes be found plowing the Susquehanna River.

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; Not so Long Ago, Susquehanna River Ice Was a Winter Crop

That's right. Plowing the river.

Ice was the dominant crop in January, when Lancaster County's fertile fields lay fallow and the farmers had idle time.

And, while New England boasted nu...

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