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Lititz is a borough in Lancaster County , Pennsylvania , 6 miles (approximately 10 km) north of Lancaster . It was founded by Moravians in 1756 , and was named 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 founded in 1457. The roots of the Moravian Brethren's Church date back to the ancient Bohemian Brethren's Church. For a century, only Moravians were permitted to live in Lititz. Until the middle of the 1800s, only members of the congregation could own houses; others were required to lease. The lease-system was abolished in 1855, just 5 years before the beginning of the Civil War. More information can be found in the book A Brief History of Lititz Pennsylvania by Mary Augusta Huevener, published in 1947. During a part of the American Revolution , the Brethren's House, built in 1759 , was used as a hospital. A number of soldiers died and were buried here. Lititz is also home to Linden Hall School , the oldest all-girls boarding school in the United States. Located adjacent to the Moravian Church on 47 acres of land, Linden Hall School was founded by the Moravians in 1746, a decade before the borough was incorporated. In modern days, Lititz is now recognized for having the longest continuous-running celebration of Independence Day , which has been a town tradition since 1813. This celebration routinely shuts down most of the town to traffic, due to the large volume of tourists and former Lititz residents who return for the Queen of Candles pageant and the yearly fireworks gala. Lititz is also shut down for two weekends during the summer, when the Lititz Lions and Lititz Rotary Club sponsor their art show and craft show, both of which extend from the Lititz Springs Park out into Broad Street (PA-501) and Main Street (PA-772). These shows are yearly tradition in Lititz as well, though sometimes dreaded because of the traffic disruptions they spawn. During 2006 a year long celebration was held commemorating the 250th anniversary of the naming of the town. Some of the major events included a service and commemoration ceremony in Lititz Springs Park on Sunday June 11th, the official naming ceremony on Monday June 12th, a fountain show in the park called "Symphonic Springs" during August 20th-26th, and a New Year's celebration.