Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
A Brief History of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
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In colonial times, the Lebanon Valley was part of Chester County, one of the three original counties of the Province of Pennsylvania. In 1729, the western section was divided off to make Lancaster County. After the Revolution, the area was divided again in 1785 with the formation of Dauphin County. In the early 1800s, local residents petitioned the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for a new county, citing the inconvenient travel time to Harrisburg and Lancaster to conduct routine county business. Finally, in 1813, Lebanon County was formed from portions of Lancaster and Dauphin counties, with minor boundary revisions in 1814 and 1821.
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National Register of Historic Places
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One Hundred Years in Lebanon, Pennsylvania (1831-1931)
The Story of Lebanon, Pennsylvania and the Lebanon National Bank
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An Historical Pamphlet Printed in 1931 by Sowers Printing Company, Lebanon, Penna.
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Turn back the pages of Lebanon, Pennsylvania's history to 1831. The county itself was only eighteen years old, having been carved out from parts of Dauphin and Lancaster counties in 1813.
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In the 1720s, European colonists began settling the area. In 1740, the town of Steitztown was established. Steitztown was renamed to Lebanon in 1753. Lebanon was incorporated as a borough in 1821. On November 25, 1885, Lebanon became a city. Locust, Seventh, Church and Twelfth Streets mark the approximate limits of the original borough.
