Lebanon County
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N 40° 19.981 W 076° 25.421
18T E 379065 N 4465692
Lebanon County
Waymark Code: WMTQ3
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/09/2006
Views: 24
Marker Text:
Formed on February 16, 1813 from Dauphin and Lancaster counties. Named for old Lebanon Township, originally created 1729. Lebanon, county seat, is dated from 1740. Early settlers began the building of a rich agricultural and religious heritage.
The early settlers where German farmers.
Lebanon County is a 5th class county and has 362.9 square miles.
Marker Name: Lebanon
County: Lebanon
Date Dedicated: 10/06/1982
Marker Type: City
Location: County-Municipal Bldg., 400 S. 8th St., Lebanon
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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