Home to
different Indian Tribes - 1700___________________
First school in what
became Adams County near Christ Church before 1747_
First
Church in Littlestown area - Christ Church-1747________
Peter Klein (Little) procures 311 Acres of
Land - 1760____
Mason and Dixon surveyed just south of Littlestown - 1765____
General Wayne of Washington’s Army came
through Littlestown 1781_
Adams County formed from York County -1800____________
Public school machinery set
up in Littlestown - 1836_________
Train service began in Littlestown
- 1858__________________
Littlestown Incorporated as a borough - 1864___________
Fire Department established
- 1886______________________
Trolley to Hanover began running
- 1895__________________
Electric service established - 1897_______________________
Crouse Park established - 1913_________________________
Trolley service ended - 1932___________________________
Natural gas service came to town - 1933__________________
Traffic light at King and Queen Streets -1946_______________
Sewage treatment plant built - 1948______________________
Memorial Field opened -1948__________________________
Post Office became First Class - 1953____________________
McSherry’s Little League
Field given to borough- 1958_______
Bicentennial celebrated -1965________________________
Freight train service ended
- 1970's______________________
Alloway Creek Intermediate School
opened - 2004__________
Littlestown Area Historical Society Formed - 2007________
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___________1734 - Andrew Shriver Settles close to Littlestown
(Shriver was the first white settler in what became
Adams County)
__________July 17, 1749 York County was formed from Lancaster County
____1765- Peter Klein lays out original 84
lots (Littlestown)
________1779 - George Washington traveled through Littlestown
________________1795 - Post
Office established in Littlestown
______________1807 - Gettysburg to Littlestown Turnpike built
_______________1847 - First newspaper printed in Littlestown
________________1863 - Civil War connection with Littlestown
__________________1871 - School
on East King Street opened
_______________1892 - Telephone service came to Littlestown
________________________1895 - Water System established
_________________1901 - School
on East King Street replaced
__________________1927 - Post
Office became Second Class
___________________ 1932 - School
at Maple Avenue opened
__________________1939 - Community
Playground established
__________________1948 - Last
passenger train left Littlestown
___________1948
- Littlestown Joint School System established
______________________1954
- Rolling Acres School opened
________________________1961
- High School on hill opened
__________________________1968
- Swimming Pool opened
___________________________________1993
- YMCA built
____________2008 - Completion of Square Renovation Project
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