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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG9_lebanon-library-harmon-hall_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A: Lebanon LibraryAndrew Carnegie gave Lebanon $10,000 in 1906 for the construction of a library if the town would provide at least $1,000 a year for its upkeep. Money for the books and furnishings was given by Lebanon's own William E. Harmon…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG8_the-village-ice-cream-parlor_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A:The building at 22 S. Broadway sits on lot No. 99 of the 1802 plat of Lebanon. In 1854, Henry C. Meloy ran a grocery store here while his family lived on the 2nd floor. After his death in 1889, it was used as a saloon, a "French" dry cleane…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG7_lcnb-building_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A:On May 20, 1877 the Lebanon National Bank was certified by the Treasury Dept. Its new 10-ton safe came by rail to Corwin, Ohio. Eight oxen were needed to haul it the 10 miles to the bank's location at what is now 2 N. Broadway. In 1907 this…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG6_the-town-square-city-hall-site_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A: The Town SquareOnly Broadway and Main were named on the original 1802 map of Lebanon. Broadway was 1 1/2 times wider so stagecoaches could turn around. The four lots at the intersection were set aside as the town square. Today two of the l…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGG5_broadway-bridge_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A:Built in 1897, this span over Turtle Creek is the oldest nonreinforced concrete arch bridge in Ohio. The residents of Floraville, the area to the south, felt the bridge needed to be "the most prominent" in all of Lebanon. They petitioned to…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYM_union-village_Lebanon-OH.html
Side A:Union Village, the first and largest Shaker (United Society of Believers) community west of the Allegheny Mountains, was established in 1805. Nearly 4,000 Shakers lived in Union Village, the last living here until 1920. They owned 4,500 acr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFYC_thomas-corwin_Lebanon-OH.html
One of the most effective political orators of his era, Tom Corwin (nicknamed "the Wagon Boy" for his War of 1812 service) resided here from 1839 until his death. A Whig stump speaker known for his wit and eloquence, he was elected governor of Ohi…
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