Julius sturgis biography

In 1861, at the age of 26, Julius Sturgis purchased the house at 219 E. Main Street in Lititz and opened the first commercial pretzel bakery in America.
History.
Julius Ferdinand Sturgis was the son of Jacob and Mary Ann Cassler Sturgis.

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Julius Ferdinand Sturgis

When Julius Ferdinand Sturgis was born on 26 August 1881, in Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Julius Ferdinand Sturgis, was 46 and his mother, Sarah Matilda Oehme, was 31. He married Anna G Shue on 3 March 1900, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Warwick Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910. He died on 28 May 1942, in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Moravian Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Julius Sturgis Pretzels

Celebrate 150 years of American pretzel baking when you visit the Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery in Lititz, PA. Just outside of Ephrata, Lititz of Lancaster County has been dubbed “America’s coolest small town” and features a variety of unique, local shops and attractions along Main Street. One of these is the historic Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery! You can tour the original bakery and get a soft pretzel twisting lesson before enjoying your handmade salty treats. Discover the rich past of the very first commercial pretzel bakery in America.

For more information on unique attractions in Lancaster, download our free Vacation Guide. It is full of wonderful suggestions on how to build your itinerary during your stay at the Historic Smithton Inn! The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery is just one of many worthwhile sights in the heart of Amish Country.

Julius Sturgis Biography

This history of the Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery begins with its namesake founder. Julius Sturgis was originally a bread bakery owner in Lititz in 1850. Howeve

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Sturgis Pretzel House

United States historic place

The Sturgis Pretzel House of Lititz, Pennsylvania, founded in 1861,^[2] is the oldest commercial pretzelbakery in the United States.^[3]^[4] The Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery remains active in pretzel production and is a tourist attraction.

History

In 1850, Julius Sturgis owned a bread business in Lititz. That year, he provided a homeless man with dinner. According to legend, the homeless man had been on a train that went behind the bread business, and got off the train after seeing the bakery to get food and a job;^[5] however, Julius did not have a job available, but nonetheless fed the man. The man in return gave Julius a pretzel recipe. He had never baked pretzels before, so he tested the recipe out on his family and added pretzels to his bakery. By 1861 the recipe had proven to be so popular that Julius stopped his bakery to make pretzels; he started the first commercial pretzel business in the United States.^[5]

To this day the Sturgis family still bakes pretze