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Lebanon, PA - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Lebanon  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Lebanon Home page. The Lebanon Home page provides as much information as possible on Lebanon. Knowing Lebanon’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Lebanon’s Home page, you will also find Lebanon’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Lebanon has a population of 80620. 49.1% of Lebanon’s inhabitants are Male, and 50.9 are female. 33.3% of Lebanon is married and 42.5% own their own home. The Average Home price is $99,650, and the average rent is $821. Household median income in Lebanon is $40,380, and the individual median income is $23,399. Lebanon’s Ethnic is the following: White(60.8%), Hispanic(43.8%), Other(26.9%), Multiple(5.6%), Black(5.4%), Asian(1.3%), Native(0.1%).


Native tribes in the area of what is now Lebanon included the Shawnee, Susquehannock, Gawanese, Lenape (or Delaware), and Nanticoke peoples.Lebanon was settled by European colonists in 1720, many with the family names of "Steitz" and "Light", along a creek that was then named "Steitz Creek". The Light patriarchs built a fort to protect against Indians and named it "Light's Fort".


The town was laid out in 1753, incorporated as a borough on February 20, 1821, and became a city on November 25, 1885. It adopted the commission form of government, consisting of four councilmen and a mayor. Lebanon bologna was first made here, since before the 1780s. The Union Canal, which operated from 1828 to 1885, flowed through the city's north side.


San Giorgio pasta has been manufactured in Lebanon since 1914, and was acquired by nearby Hershey Foods Corporation in 1966. Lebanon was formerly home to a major steel mill operated by Bethlehem Steel.


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