Lititz
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here is no place quite like Lititz, and everyone should plan to spend some time there while in Amish Country. Lititz Springs Park is a popular spot for locals, and the site for many community activities. Indeed, the town’s 4th of July Celebration, begun
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Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery
FREE PARKING
MORAVIAN CHURCH SQUARE
S. Locust St.
WELCOME CENTER TRAIN STATION LITITZ SPRINGS PARK
FREE PARKING
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High Sports Family Fun Center
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in 1818, is reputedly the oldest continuing community-wide observance in the United States. Historians say the springs are what brought Indians to the area. Spearheads have been found nearby, dating back to 6,000 B.C. A recent local journal states that “Main Street was traveled by human beings for at least 10,000 years.” When you come to Lititz, you’ll want to travel Main Street, too. A good place to begin is The Lititz Museum and Historical Foundation, which can be reached at 717.627.4636. The museum is one of the most tastefully and professionally arranged town museums you are likely to see anywhere. The exhibit rooms give you background on the town’s history,
The 60th Annual Antiques Show - Friday-Saturday, June 24-25, 8 am-5 pm. Lititz Historical Foundation hosts this special antique show at Warwick Middle School, 401 Maple St. Lititz, PA 17543 www.lititzpa.com/event/60th-annual-antiques-show
from its founding in 1756. Visitors are amazed at the two parquet clocks, made by resident Rudolf S. Carpenter in the early 1900’s. The larger of the two consists of over 50,000 pieces of wood! Admission to the museum includes a tour of the nearby Johannes Mueller House, for a look at life in old Lititz. The house is practically unchanged from its completion in 1792. For visitors interested in the town’s historic structures, the Foundation also has an excellent walking tour brochure. The Lititz story is tied to that of the Moravian faith in Bohemia. It was in the present-day Czech
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