Lebanon, Pennsylvania
For other uses of "Lebanon", see Lebanon .
Lebanon, Pennsylvania Border detail of Lebanon and encircling municipalities Border detail of Lebanon and encircling municipalities Lebanon is positioned in Pennsylvania Lebanon - Lebanon County Lebanon Lebanon, is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The populace was 25,477 at the 2010 census, a 4.2% increase from the 2000 count of 24,461.
Lebanon is positioned in the central part of the Lebanon Valley, 26 miles (42 km) east of Harrisburg and 29 miles (47 km) west of Reading.
Lebanon was established by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally titled Steitztown. Native tribes in the region of what is now Lebanon encompassed the Shawnee, Susquehannock, Gawanese, Lenape (or Delaware), and Nanticoke citizens s. Central Square in Lebanon, 1895 Lebanon was settled by European colonists in 1720, many with the family names of "Steitz" and "Light", along a creek that was then titled "Steitz Creek".
Lebanon bologna was first made here.
Lebanon was formerly home to a primary steel foundry directed by Bethlehem Steel.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.2 square miles (11 km2), all of it land.
Lebanon is bordered to the north and east by North Lebanon Township (4.5 mi), to the south and east by South Lebanon Township (3.22 mi), to the west by West Lebanon Township (1.07 mi), and to the south and west by North Cornwall Township (4.38 mi).
In the city, the populace was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 16.6% who were 65 years of age or older.
Public education is provided by the Lebanon School District and Cornwall-Lebanon School District.
Private establishments include Lebanon Catholic High School, Blue Mountain Christian School, New Covenant Christian School and Lebanon Christian Academy.
Students in Lebanon School District also may attend the Lebanon County Career and Technology Center (LCCTC).
The town/city is home to Harrisburg Area Community College's Lebanon Campus.
Lebanon's 12 ft, 150 pound New Year's Eve bologna Lebanon, Pennsylvania, is titled after the ancient Middle Eastern country of Lebanon, which is generally pronounced / l b n n/, the last syllable rhyming with the name "John." However, locals persistently pronounce the Pennsylvania city's name / l b n n/ ("Leb-a-nin") and many shorten it to two syllables "Leb-nin" or even "Lep-nin." They were given the moniker the Blue-eyed Six by a journal reporter who attended the trial, held in the Lebanon county courthouse.
At one point in history the Lebanon County courthouse and jail became the home of the prominent Lebanon Farmers Market.
Lebanon is one of a several Pennsylvania suburbs to drop or raise a unique item at midnight on New Year's Eve.
Godshall's Quality Meats, owners of Weaver's Famous Lebanon Bologna, donates a 150-pound (68 kg) Lebanon bologna for the annual festivity.
In December 2008, the TV show Dirty Jobs, hosted by Mike Rowe, visited the Seltzer's Smokehouse Meats to film manufacturing of Lebanon bologna. In 2008 the show featured the Wertz Candy Shop. In 2010, an autonomous film drama Lebanon, PA was made. While the movie was set in Lebanon, all recording was done in other parts of Pennsylvania.
Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad Station A Brief History and Description of Lebanon "Pennsylvania: Population and Housing Unit Counts" (PDF).
Lebanon, PA: Hodge Podge USA.
'Dirty Jobs' star auctioning special candy from Wertz Candies of Lebanon Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Wikisource has the text of an 1879 American Cyclop dia article about Lebanon, Pennsylvania.
Lebanon Valley Chamber of Commerce Municipalities and communities of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania - County seats in Pennsylvania - Populated places established in 1756 - Cities in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania - 1756 establishments in Pennsylvania
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