Mount Joy is often named in lists of " delightfully-named towns " in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise .< ref name =" Mencken63 "> Mencken ( 1963 ) p. 653 quote:

Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 6 miles ( approximately 10 km ) north of the city of Lancaster.

Lititz was founded by members of the Moravian Church in 1756, and was named after a castle ( mentioned form of name is German ; Czech name of this castle is Litice ) in Bohemia near the village of Kunvald where the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church had been founded in 1457.

Lititz is also home to Linden Hall School, the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States.

In modern days, Lititz is now recognized for having the longest continuous-running celebration of Independence Day, which has been a town tradition since 1813.

The 4th of July parade is sponsored by Lititz Lions.

Another large event in the summer is the annual art show sponsored by the Village Art Association of Lititz, along with the craft show sponsored by the Lititz Rotary Club, which extends from the Lititz Springs Park out into Broad Street ( PA-501 ) and Main Street ( PA-772 ).

Lititz is located at.

Lititz, along with Elizabeth and Warwick townships and part of Penn Township, is located in the Warwick School District.

* Warwick High School is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania and operates in the Warwick School District

* The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County.

The U. S. Geological Survey Place Names database locates Neffsville at 40 ° 6 ' 0 " N 76 ° 18 ' 20 " W. The retailer and restaurant center of Neffsville is near 2500 Lititz Pike.

Paradise, like Intercourse, is a popular site in Pennsylvania Dutch Country for tourists who like the name of the town ; they are together often named in lists of " delightfully-named towns " in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Blue Ball, Lititz, Intercourse, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand, and Mount Joy .< ref > Mencken ( 1963 ) p. 653 quote: It was the setting of the 1994 comedy film Trapped in Paradise.

Bird-in-Hand is often named in lists of " delightfully-named towns " in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, Lititz, Bareville, Mount Joy and Paradise .< ref > Mencken ( 1963 ) p. 653 quote:

Bareville is often named in lists of " delightfully-named towns " in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, Lititz, Mount Joy, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise .< ref > Mencken ( 1963 ) p. 653 quote:

Rothsville is a census-designated place ( CDP ), associated with the town of Lititz, PA, in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Lititz, PA, is the town for residents ' mailing addresses.

In 1899, John Mast of Lititz, Pennsylvania, filed a U. S. patent for a modification of Hooker's design that can be " readily set or adjusted with absolute safety to the person attending thereto, avoiding the liability of having his fingers caught or injured by the striker when it is prematurely or accidentally freed or released.

Warwick School District is located in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

More information can be found in the book A Brief History of Lititz Pennsylvania by Mary Augusta Huevener, published in 1947.

Hard pretzels originated in the United States, where, in 1850, the Sturgis bakery in Lititz, Pennsylvania, became the first commercial hard pretzel bakery.

; 1861: Sturgis Pretzel House in Lititz, Pennsylvania becomes the first commercial hard pretzel bakery in the United States.

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* Wilbur Chocolate Company, a chocolate company based in Lititz, Pennsylvania

Longenecker was born and raised in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

# REDIRECT Lititz, Pennsylvania

Young Franklin attended John Beck's Boys Academy, a boarding school in Lititz, Pennsylvania, from the ages of nine to thirteen.

He was born in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

Among the accomplishments of Army surgeons during the years of the Revolution was completion ( in 1778, at Lititz, Pennsylvania ) of the first pharmacopoeia printed in America.

* Warwick High School ( Lititz, Pennsylvania ) in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

** Lititz Elementary School ( at former site of K-12 Lititz High School ; serves the central and northern part of Lititz borough and western Warwick township out to Penn township and its border with Manheim Central School District )

In 2010, the district removed the warrior logo from the high school's sign, replacing it with a black-and-red seal featuring the letter W. The warrior image has been used less frequently since 1999 ; since then, residents have suggested to the school board that the mascot be changed to something representative of Lititz, such as " Wilbur Buds ," a well-known product of the local Wilbur Chocolate Company.

The town of Lititz was originally planned as a closed community founded by members of the Moravian Church early in the 1740s.

For a century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz.

This celebration hosts a large volume of tourists and former Lititz residents who return for the Queen of Candles pageant and the yearly fireworks gala supporting Lititz Springs Park.

Some of the major events included a service and commemoration ceremony in Lititz Springs Park on Sunday June 11, the official naming ceremony on Monday June 12, a fountain show in the park called " Symphonic Springs " during August 20 – 26th, and a New Year's celebration.

** John R. Bonfield Elementary School ( serves the eastern part of the school district, including the outskirts of Lititz borough and Warwick township )

Lititz has been criticized for its alleged poor ground water quality.

The water in Lititz Springs Park tested at 19. 1 for Nitrates on August 8, 2007 in a test paid for by the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal.

Lititz ' water quality was also criticized in February 2008 after Listerine was discharged into the aquifer by the nearby Johnson & Johnson chemical plant, and residents complained about a " minty " taste.

In 2008, the Intelligencer Journal reported that the nonprofit group League of Humane Voters created a website " dedicated to the cause of monitoring issues surrounding the Lititz watershed.

Lititz Borough has a multi-million dollar water treatment plant that removes pollutants so that the water distributed to residents meets all Federal and State regulations.

Lititz received national press coverage on November 13, 2005, after David G. Ludwig shot and killed Michael and Cathryn Borden.

Ludwig lived within the borough of Lititz.