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Typically when we open a new Cracker Barrel location, we worry about
how easy it is for cars to get to our parking lot from the highway. But when opening our Lancaster,
Pennsylvania location, we were preoccupied with something else—where to set up the hitching posts.
You see, Lancaster is in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, an area that many Amish folks call
home. When you’re Amish, you examine change very carefully, and things like electricity and even
clothes’ zippers are rejected because they don’t keep life “plain.” Needless to say, this goes for automo-
biles too. Instead, Amish folks drive horses and buggies when they travel to work, head into town, or
go out after church on Sunday.
As a newcomer to the neighborhood we wanted to make it easy for our new neighbors to stop in for a
visit, so we set up hitching posts in the parking lot—but somewhere the horses wouldn’t be scared by all
the cars. It seems we found a decent location because, over the years, we’ve had lots of Amish guests
(and even a number of Amish employees). Imagine how happy we were to hear that they especially
enjoy our cobbler and chicken n’ dumplins because the dishes are so similar to their own recipes.
The funny thing is, our hitching posts are always getting gnawed on—so we like to think that our
friends’ horses enjoy eating at Cracker Barrel too. Most of all, we’re just glad we could make them feel
as at home at Cracker Barrel as we feel in Lancaster.
A Nice Place To
HangYour Reins.
HITCHING POSTS
CRACKER BARREL OLD COUNTRY STORE NO. 442
LANCASTER, PA