https://lebtown.com/author/brucechadbourne/ Lebanon County, PA news, events, and opinions. Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:40:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://images.phillypublishing.com/lebtown/uploads/2019/06/cropped-Artboard-5-32x32.png https://lebtown.com/author/brucechadbourne/ 32 32 https://lebtown.com/2024/01/04/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-5/ https://lebtown.com/2024/01/04/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-5/#respond Thu, 04 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=198622 Part 5 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man - "Sanctuary in Saranac Lake."]]> https://lebtown.com/2024/01/04/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-5/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/12/21/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-4/ https://lebtown.com/2023/12/21/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-4/#respond Thu, 21 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=197696 Part 4 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man - "Florida, Robert H. Coleman’s Other Life."]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/12/21/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-4/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/12/14/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-3/ https://lebtown.com/2023/12/14/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-3/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=196904 Part 3 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man - "The Busy Decade."]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/12/14/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-3/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/12/07/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-2/ https://lebtown.com/2023/12/07/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-2/#respond Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=196461 Part 2 of our history on Robert H. Coleman, Florida Man - "Florida Man, as a Boy."]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/12/07/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-2/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/11/30/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-1/ https://lebtown.com/2023/11/30/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-1/#respond Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=196057 Florida Man goes bankrupt on the Jacksonville, Tampa & Key West Railway – part 1.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/11/30/who-knew-robert-h-coleman-florida-man-part-1/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/11/28/one-mystery-that-no-longer-lingers/ https://lebtown.com/2023/11/28/one-mystery-that-no-longer-lingers/#respond Tue, 28 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=195620 The mystery surrounding Robert H. Coleman’s Cornwall mansions has energized local historians for decades.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/11/28/one-mystery-that-no-longer-lingers/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/09/13/who-knew-anne-of-cornwall-part-4/ Wed, 13 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=186350 How remarkable, the life of Anne Coleman Rogers.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/09/06/who-knew-anne-of-cornwall-part-3/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=186333 The marriage of Anne Caroline Coleman and Archibald Rogers was the merger of two great fortunes.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/08/30/who-knew-anne-of-cornwall-part-2/ Wed, 30 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=186281 Anne Caroline Coleman and her family navigated 19th-century American high society, marked by residences, travels, and social events, culminating in Anne's marriage to Archibald Rogers.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/08/23/who-knew-anne-of-cornwall-part-1/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 10:30:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=186255 Lucy Maud Montgomery's fictional "Anne of Green Gables" parallels the real-life story of Anne Caroline Coleman, whose rich family history stretches from the late 18th to the 20th century in America, intersecting with prominent figures like Eleanor Roosevelt and the Habersham family of Georgia, illuminating her family's influential role in American history.]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/07/18/who-knew-the-cornwall-grist-mill/ https://lebtown.com/2023/07/18/who-knew-the-cornwall-grist-mill/#respond Tue, 18 Jul 2023 10:15:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=183084 One of the features of the 18th century Cornwall Iron plantation that sustained a community of miners and furnace workers exists today only in photographs and old maps. All that remains are traces of a mill stream, yet what a story that can be told!]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/07/18/who-knew-the-cornwall-grist-mill/feed/ 0 https://lebtown.com/2023/02/01/who-knew-cornwall-boroughs-cold-springs-water-supply-system/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 11:15:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=166178 In 1879, newly-married Robert H. Coleman was building an exquisite mansion in Cornwall center for his new bride. He literally went to great lengths to furnish it with running water. How did he do it?]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/01/31/calling-all-cornwall-miners-part-two/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 11:15:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=166168 With the coming of 2023, the Cornwall Iron Furnace intends to celebrate the anniversary of the closure of the mine by recognizing Cornwall’s “greatest generation,” those few miners and iron workers who remain among us. ]]> https://lebtown.com/2023/01/18/calling-all-cornwall-miners/ Wed, 18 Jan 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=164977 With the coming of 2023, the Cornwall Iron Furnace intends to celebrate the anniversary of the closure of the mine by recognizing Cornwall’s “greatest generation,” those few miners and iron workers who remain among us. ]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/11/30/who-knew-more-on-restoring-millwoods-former-glory/ Wed, 30 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=159877 Progress is a daily constant for Harvey Turner’s “Millwood” restoration project in Cornwall Borough. Much of the exterior work has been finished and buttoned up for the cold season now upon us in Lebanon County. ]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/11/22/who-knew-restoring-millwoods-former-glory/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 11:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=159385 Bruce Chadbourne writes about how experiencing the feel of the Millwood Mansion has connected more pieces of Cornwall's past and the people who lived it.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/08/02/who-knew-on-being-b-f-hean-part-two/ Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:30:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=150679 From a broken shaving mug found in an old Cornwall privy, to a portrait of a man who lived some 100+ years ago. On being B.F. Hean, part two.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/07/26/who-knew-on-being-b-f-hean-part-one/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=149565 From a broken shaving mug found in an old Cornwall privy, to a portrait of a man who lived some 100+ years ago. On being B.F. Hean, part one.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/05/03/who-knew-cornwalls-national-guard-riot-of-1887/ Tue, 03 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=143117 In this week's "who knew" column, we share the story of how a railroad rivalry led to chaos and conflict during the 1887 National Guard encampment at Mt. Gretna.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/04/12/who-knew-the-pinkerton-cornwall-caper-of-1888-episode-four/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=141128 What brought Pinkerton detective "F.B.T." from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read the fourth and final installment of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/04/05/who-knew-the-pinkerton-cornwall-caper-of-1888-episode-three/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=140361 What brought Pinkerton detective "F.B.T." from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read part three of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/03/29/who-knew-the-pinkerton-cornwall-caper-of-1888-episode-two/ Tue, 29 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=139708 What brought Pinkerton detective "F.B.T." from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read part two of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/03/22/who-knew-the-pinkerton-cornwall-caper-of-1888/ Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=139327 What brought Pinkerton detective "F.B.T." from Philadelphia to Lebanon in 1888? Read episode one of our history serial about the Pinkerton Cornwall Caper.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/03/08/who-knew-profound-possessions/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 11:15:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=137916 Straight from the 1885 annals of “Robin Leach’s Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” comes this fascinating report, a surprising glimpse into the opulence of Cornwall, Pennsylvania, in the 19th century.]]> https://lebtown.com/2022/03/01/who-knew-the-cornwall-manor-pools/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:15:00 +0000 https://lebtown.com/?p=137901 A riddle presented itself one cold November day on the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail: “Here in Cornwall, what is gray, disappears in spring and reappears in fall?”]]>