We answer your questions about the Amish, local history, road rules and more [We the People]
Every week, LancasterOnline publishes a "We the People" column, where we answer user-submitted questions about history, culture, language and more. Here is a collection of past reader-submitted questions and answers. Visit lancasteronline.com/wethepeople to submit your own question and LancasterOnline staff could find the answers.
![How did Fruitville Pike get its name? Can an employer fire someone based on marital status? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/2/97/2971328c-51aa-11e5-946c-43151a001031/55e7515dc5a0a.image.jpg?resize=1400%2C941)
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![How do the Amish stay cool in the summer? What are the origins of the whoopie pie? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/7/51/7514cd7e-806f-11e8-a4e4-1749c3c48060/5b3e4582dbc82.image.jpg?resize=1662%2C1246)
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![Why do Amish people marry on Thursdays? Who was the last Democrat to represent Lancaster County in Congress? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/1/bd/1bd47248-028e-11e6-9291-3f9d699e45dd/57101605aa70f.image.jpg?resize=1296%2C968)
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![Can I pass oversized farming equipment on the road? How did Salunga get its name? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/5/e4/5e43f9e0-5ef7-11e5-a1c4-430e3a577fcc/55fda12797b70.image.jpg?resize=1700%2C1137)
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![Why's Lancaster pronounced as 'Lang-kiss-ter'? Are helmets required for motorcyclists? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/06/b069ede6-19bb-11e5-ac54-43b310bf7108/558979c162a60.image.jpg?resize=1007%2C663)
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![Why no seat belts on buses? Do grocery stores get inspected like restaurants? [We the People]](https://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/lancasteronline.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/c/cd/ccdf7380-46fc-11e8-a15e-9709f05d8eb5/5a750cbac6ff6.image.jpg?crop=1325%2C892%2C771%2C0&resize=1325%2C892&order=crop%2Cresize)
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