Editing New Oxford, Pennsylvania (section)

== History ==
New Oxford was originally platted in 1792 for Henry Kuhn by James Bolton and identified as "Oxford town" due to the presence of a nearby stream ford and a local establishment named "Dutch Frederick's stand" with the head of an ox on the front of the building.<ref name="History of Adams County">{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50001&iid=NEWS-PA-TH_GE_TI.1932_03_18_0006&rc=1710,2121,1794,2158;2738,1233,2842,1270;2853,1379,2915,1416;2367,1425,2474,1462;2780,1596,2888,1633;2686,1642,2808,1679;2196,1683,2301,1720;2330,1987,2464,2024;2553,1987,2665,2024;2196,2204,2348,2241;2435,2204,2544,2241;1533,3337,1735,3374;1816,3337,1917,3374;2036,3462,2197,3499;1686,3679,1810,3716;1892,3679,1995,3716;1789,3766,1922,3803;2011,3766,2122,3803;1537,3854,1789,3891;1873,3854,1978,3891&pid=488753158&ssrc=&fn=Joseph+S&ln=Gitt&st=g|title=History of Adams County|date=March 18, 1932|access-date=5 May 2013|newspaper=The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)}}</ref> This was changed again in 1822 by the town's first postmaster, Dr. Pfeiffer to "New Oxford".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=50001&iid=NEWS-PA-TH_GE_TI.1932_03_21_0006&rc=712,4804,797,4842;1508,1933,1644,1971;1900,4688,2038,4726;2108,4688,2200,4726;1546,5354,1679,5392&pid=488756230&ssrc=&fn=Joseph+S&ln=Gitt&st=g|title=History of Adams County, page 6|date=March 21, 1932|access-date=5 May 2013|newspaper=The Gettysburg Times (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)}}</ref>  New Oxford was incorporated as borough on August 20, 1874, and [[Joseph S. Gitt]] was elected as its first president and then served as secretary through 1891.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7377&iid=NEWS-PA-NEW_OXF_ITE.1891_02_20_0005&rc=1389,1904,1534,1950;1975,5683,2125,5729;2517,2683,2663,2729;2761,2683,2858,2729;2929,3388,3082,3434;2724,5579,2821,5625&pid=467226629&ssrc=&fn=Joseph+S&ln=Gitt&st=g|title=Gitt Resigns from Council|date=February 7, 1891|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=New Oxford Item (New Oxford, Pennsylvania)}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://search.ancestry.com/browse/view.aspx?dbid=7130&iid=NEWS-PA-GE_CO.1900_06_26_0001&rc=3129,875,3235,904;3305,875,3393,904;3070,1054,3169,1083;3235,1054,3317,1083;3094,1425,3155,1454;3368,1458,3463,1487;3173,1625,3266,1654;3044,3829,3117,3858;3145,3929,3207,3958;3175,4671,3237,4700;3298,4671,3375,4700;3233,4804,3295,4833;3355,4804,3417,4833;3008,4904,3064,4933&pid=472082433&ssrc=&fn=Joseph+S&ln=Gitt&st=g|title=Gitt Autobiographical article|date=June 26, 1900|access-date=6 May 2013|newspaper=Gettysburg Compiler (Gettysburg, Pennsylvania)}}</ref>   In 1886, the population was 209, with 67 horses, 40 cattle, 65 "pleasure carriages", and 14 gold watches.<ref name="History of Adams County" />