Editing Lititz, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
[[File:LititzStreetScene.jpg|thumb|Houses on Main Street in Lititz]]
Lititz was founded by members of the [[Moravian Church]] in 1756 and was named by a [[German language|German]] form of name of the [[Litice Castle]] in [[Bohemia]] (the present-day [[Czech Republic]]) – in this estate the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church (of which the Moravians are successors) was founded in 1457. Lititz was one of four leading Moravian communities in Pennsylvania, the other three being [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania|Bethlehem]], [[Emmaus, Pennsylvania|Emmaus]], and [[Nazareth, Pennsylvania|Nazareth]].

For a century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz. Until the middle of the 19th century, only members of the congregation could own houses; others were required to lease. The lease system was abolished in 1855, just five years before the beginning of the [[American Civil War]].

During the [[American Revolutionary War]], Brethren's House, built in 1759, was used as a hospital for [[Continental Army]] troops, and a number of Continental Army soldiers died and were buried here.

Lititz is also home to [[Linden Hall (school)|Linden Hall School for Girls]], the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States. Located adjacent to the Moravian Church on {{convert|47|acre|ha}} of land, [[Linden Hall (school)|Linden Hall]] was founded by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated.<ref>{{cite web|title=Linden Hall |url=http://www.lindenhall.org/content_09.aspx?cat=History |work=Linden Hall History |access-date=June 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002160747/http://www.lindenhall.org/content_09.aspx?cat=History |archive-date=October 2, 2011 }}</ref>