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History
How the Street Fair became a Lebanon tradition, and how its successor event is carrying the spirit forward
The Street Fair celebrated its 70th and final occurrence last year, but the community spirit that drove the fair from the start is alive and well in its successor event, the WGSH Auxiliary Festival of Theme Baskets.
Historic society holds walking tour of “at risk” Colebrook Mill
The South Lodonderry Township Historical Society conducted a walking tour of the Colebrook area this weekend and LebTown was there to capture it.
Krall Barn to add new element at Union Canal Tunnel park, funding still needed
More funding is still needed to fully realize the vision for what will be Union Canal Tunnel Park’s first building.
How Hollywood starlet Diana Gibson settled down in Mt. Gretna
1930s starlet Diana Gibson went from acting in films like “Adventure’s End” to performing in Mt. Gretna, eventually becoming involved in the local community.
LebTowns: North Cornwall & Karinchville
North of Cornwall Center, two neighborhoods—one old, one modern—sit side-by-side on the edge of rolling Lebanon farmlands.
Tabor Day and the incredible journey of a Lebanon church
For Lebanon citizens, the beautiful stone church at 124 South 10th Street likely needs no introduction. But the story behind one of its longest-standing June traditions is deeply connected to the founding of Lebanon itself.
LebTowns: Toytown & the “Cornwall Commons”
Among the handful of Cornwall villages that developed while work in the Iron Banks flourished, Toytown, as it is commonly known, was built in quite a different way.
Fifty years before Jackie Robinson: the Lebanon Grays, the Cuban Giants, and the Middle States League
Fifty years before Jackie Robinson made his Major League Debut, a baseball league with a team based in Lebanon was making strides toward racial integration in baseball.
Taking a few laps back into Lebanon’s little-known racing history
The city of Lebanon was a respected name in motorsports’ heyday.
Wish you were here: Lebanon County postcards of decades past
These postcards from the World War II and postwar era are a beautiful reminder that there’s a lot to appreciate around us in Lebanon County.
With National Medal of Honor Day, recalling origin of Gap’s Marquette Lake
National Medal of Honor Day was celebrated earlier this week, marking more than 55 years since Marquette Lake at Fort Indiantown Gap was renamed for Lebanon County’s first Medal of Honor recipient.
A look back at Lebanon Valley College’s trip to the NCAA Tournament
A look back at Lebanon Valley College’s trip to the 1953 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Historic Schaefferstown seeking state grant for Schaeffer House fireplace restoration
The historic Alexander Schaeffer House in Lebanon County will be the focus of further restoration efforts, assuming a proposed grant from the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission goes through.
This Presidents Day, remembering Lebanon’s links to our country’s highest elected office
Although Lebanon County hasn’t produced one (yet), we have plenty of ties to the nation’s highest elected office: The Presidency.