Lititz, Pennsylvania Borough of Lititz 125 E Main Lititz Lititz, Lancaster County Location of Lititz in Lancaster County Lititz, Pennsylvania is positioned in Pennsylvania Lititz, Pennsylvania Location of Lititz in Pennsylvania Lititz / l t ts/ is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, six miles (approximately 10 km) north of the town/city of Lancaster.

5.4 Warwick School District mascot Lititz was established by members of the Moravian Church in 1756 and was titled 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 established in 1457.

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

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

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

Located adjoining to the Moravian Church on 47 acres (19 ha) of land, Linden Hall School was established by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated. This annual spectacle attracts many tourists and former inhabitants that return for the annual Queen of Candles Pageant and fireworks display in Lititz Springs Park.

Another summer event is the annual art show sponsored by the Village Art Association of Lititz and 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).

Some of the primary affairs encompassed 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" amid August 20 26th, and a New Year's celebration.

Lititz is often titled in lists of "delightfully-named towns" in Pennsylvania Dutchland, along with Intercourse, Blue Ball, Mount Joy, Bareville, Bird-in-Hand and Paradise. Lititz is positioned at 40 9 17 N 76 18 12 W. Ralph Miller guarded the Lititz water works for sixteen years.

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

Lititz Elementary School (at former site of K-12 Lititz High School; serves the central and northern part of Lititz borough and Warwick township out to Penn township and its border with Manheim Central School District) John Beck Elementary School (founded autonomously of the precinct and incorporated; serves the northern part of Warwick township and Elizabeth township) Bonfield Elementary School (serves the easterly part of the school district, including the outskirts of Lititz borough and Warwick township) Kissel Hill Elementary School (serves the southern part of Lititz borough and Warwick township south to the Manheim Township line) General Sutter Grave in Lititz Moravian Cemetery Former Mayor of Lititz Hon.

Zinzendorf`s Waistcoat at Lititz Moravian Archive and Museum Lititz has been criticized for its alleged poor ground water character.

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 character was also criticized in February 2008 after Listerine was discharged into the aquifer by the close-by Johnson & Johnson chemical plant, and inhabitants 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 encircling the Lititz watershed." Lititz Borough has a multimillion-dollar water treatment plant that removes pollutants so that the water distributed to inhabitants meets all Federal and State regulations. Lititz received nationwide press coverage on November 13, 2005, after David G.

Ludwig received two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole plus 9.5 to 19 years for the weapons charges. Ludwig lived inside the borough of Lititz.

The town received nationwide press coverage on October 11, 2007, after three white 16-year-old students allegedly yelled ethnic slurs and threw paper wads at minority students outside the 1,600-student Warwick High School.

School officials vowed to discipline the three students with suspension or expulsion, tighten security, and ban Confederate flags on school property.

The community's churches, including the Lititz Moravian Church made "clear statement against racism." Warwick School District mascot Since 1999, some Lititz residents, teachers, and students have criticized the mascot both as a racist stereotype and for misrepresenting a Native American theological symbol. The campaign to eliminate the mascot resurfaced amid the 2009 2010 school year, as the precinct renovated the high school's football field; current plans call for a spear design in the center of the field.

In 2010, the precinct 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 incessantly since 1999; since then, inhabitants 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 small-town Wilbur Chocolate Company.

A Sister City relationship between Lititz and Kunvald (Czech Republic) was established on June 11, 2006, amid the celebration of the 250th anniversary naming of Lititz.

The ceremony took place in Lititz Springs Park.

Warwick High School is positioned in Lititz and operates in the Warwick School District The Lititz Public Library is a member of the Library System of Lancaster County.

Lititz Moravian Historic District "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".

"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".

Lititz Springs Park water found high in nitrates Listerine tainted Lititz water 'Minty' Lititz water studied Johnson & Johnson plant eyed by DEP Web site focuses on Lititz water: League of Humane Voters adopts cause Kline confirms Lititz water is safe to drink html#ixzz2 - F9 - An - ZCYF "54 guns, ammo seized from Ludwig home; cache of weapons found in Lititz family's home includes three assault rifles, shotguns and handguns." MLK Day service aims to help Lititz heal Long-debated Warwick logo slowly disappearing The mascot has been a origin of dispute for years.

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