Littlestown's Historic Time Line:
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________
___________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