NEW OXFORD - "The little Town with the Beautiful Circle" derived its name from an ox-head sign at an old inn near a creek ford. The word "New" was added to make a distinction between a similar town in Chester County. New Oxford was laid out by Henry Kuhn in 1792 as the town of "Oxford-town", the lots at first being apportioned by lottery at $10.00 per ticket.

Brick sidewalks, tree-lined streets and stately 18th and 19th century Victorian and Colonial homes boast New Oxford's historical heritage. Incorporated as a borough in 1874, this quaint little town was once a popular stopping place for wagons and stages on their way to and from Pittsburg and Philadelphia.

Now an "Antiquer's Delight", New Oxford is one of the richest sources of early Americana. The Chamber of Commerce sponsors an Annual Antique Market/ Arts and Crafts Show the third Saturday in June which is one of the largest of its kind in the east.