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Their oldest son Johannes (1730-1778) was the next owner, with wife Susanna Landis Hess. In 1784 their eldest son Christian Hess (1757-1816) received this farmstead. Six years later, in 1790, Christian deeded this part of the farm to his brother, John Hess ( 1768-1830), and wife Esther Hershey Hess (1769-1824).
The 97th District is home to the town of Lititz; a small town voted "American's coolest town" in 2013. [3] U.S. Open Champion Jim Furyk won a Pennsylvania State Golf Championship while attending Maheim Township High School.
An aerial view of 125 East Main Street, the first house in Lititz The Welcome Center at Lititz Train Station Aerial View of Lititz, PA Lititz Spring Park. Lititz / ˈ l ɪ t ɪ t s / is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States, 9 miles (14 km) north of Lancaster. [3] As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 9,370. [4]
At the 2000 census there were 15,475 people, 5,568 households, and 4,448 families living in the township. The population density was 782.0 inhabitants per square mile (301.9/km 2).
The Lititz Moravian Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [ 1 ]
In 1850, Julius Sturgis owned a bread business in Lititz. That year, he provided a homeless man with dinner. According to legend, the homeless man had been on a train that went behind the bread business, and got off the train after seeing the bakery to get food and a job; [5] however, Julius did not have a job available, but nonetheless fed the man.
Spencer Rascoff (born October 24, 1975) is an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the co-founder and former chief executive officer of Zillow Group, as well as one of the co-founders of Hotwire.com.
The Landis Valley Village & Farm Museum is a 100-acre living history museum located on the site of a former rural crossroads village in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.Founded by brothers Henry K. Landis and George Landis in 1925 and incorporated in 1941, it is now operated by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. [3]