We are re-publishing a column today that ran more than a century ago in the Lebanon Daily News.
History
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Historic Annville mill in need of buyer to maintain “longest operating” status
An Annville landmark needs a new owner to maintain its status as the longest operating mill in the United States.
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Colebrook Mill deemed “At Risk” by PA preservation nonprofit
The Colebrook Mill is one of five state landmarks to be placed on Preservation Pennsylvania’s 2019 At Risk list.
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Ever wondered how ice would have been harvested at the Colebrook Ice Dam?
Before it was Lake Duffy, it was the Colebrook Ice Dam. But how did the ice actually get harvested?
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A still unrecognized victory: When Pottsville “won” the NFL Championship
This Super Bowl weekend, we are looking back to a time when the NFL Championship was “won” by a team based just 30 miles away from Lebanon.
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Before the Pennsylvania Farm Show, there was the Mt. Gretna Farmers’ Encampment
The Mt. Gretna Farmers’ Encampment preceded the Pennsylvania Farm Show and for a time was the state’s largest agricultural gathering.
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LCBC plans to open a renovated Tabor Church as its 14th campus on April 7th
The historic Tabor Church at 124 S. 10th Street is currently undergoing a $1.2 million renovation by Lancaster-based Lives Changed By Christ (LCBC).
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How a Christmastime brawl in Myerstown ended up catching the attention of a few Pennsylvanian Founding Fathers
Constructing what would become the Union Canal required a massive labor effort in Myerstown, which would lead to a historic Christmas-time riot between the local Pennsylvania Germans and migrant Scots and Irishmen.
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Need a holiday read? Clive Cussler’s 2007 ‘Navigator’ has climatic ending in rumored northern Lebanon County gold mine
Like an aquatic Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler writes the type of fiction perfect to bring along on your next vacation (at least if you like thrillers)
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110 years since the Lebanon Court House burned
Today marks 110 years since the Lebanon County Court House burned.
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Paxton Boys incident that disturbed colonial Lebanon to be told in comic book form thanks to $300k grant
The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage will fund a comic book artist and writer to tell the story of the Paxton Boys as a graphic novel.
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Remembering Tim Stine on the anniversary of the 1990 HACC fire in downtown Lebanon
Today marks 28 years since an inferno engulfed downtown Lebanon’s Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) campus, killing 20-year-old city firefighter Timothy Stine.
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This is your chance to add to the list of Pennsylvania Historical Markers in Lebanon County
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission reminded folks this week that December 1 is the deadline for nominations of properties or locations with historical significance for consideration in the State Historical Marker Program for 2019.
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How World War I ushered in the century of oil
A story from our partner, The Conversation, about how World War One was influential in moving America from coal to oil.
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Gretna’s now-gone Lake Duffy was named after a Lackawanna County WWI hero
You wouldn’t know it today, but close to Mt. Gretna’s popular Lake Conewago once sat another, smaller lake that was a critical component of the National Guard encampment located there.
