Intercourse Sign, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A Vintage Photos Theme Park photo for the theme of on vacation.

Sign: "Intercourse. Formerly 'Cross Keys.' From a Noted Old Tavern Stand. Founded 1754."

Taking a photo of the town sign for Intercourse is a popular activity for visitors on vacation in the Amish Country area of eastern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Intercourse and other seemingly suggestive local place names in the county, such as Blue Ball, Bird-in-Hand, Bareville, Fertility, and Paradise, also appear in photos and on postcards and other tourist souvenirs.

This Intercourse sign is an example of the "Keystone markers" that are still familiar sights along the roads throughout Pennsylvania and helped to reinforce its "Keystone State" nickname.