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Cornwall-Lebanon School District
The Cornwall-Lebanon School District is a public school district covering the Boroughs of Cornwall, Pennsylvania, Cornwall and Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania, Mount Gretna and North Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, North Cornwall Township, North Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, North Lebanon Township, South Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, South Lebanon Township, West Cornwall Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, West Cornwall Township and West Lebanon Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, West Lebanon Township in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the List of Intermediate Units, Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit (IU 13). The district operates one High School, one Middle School and four Elementary Schools. Schools Elementary schools *Cornwall Elementary, located in historic Cornwall, Pennsylvania, home of the Cornwall Iron Furnace. *Ebenezer Elementary, one of the oldest elementary schools in Pennsylvania, then moved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornwall, Pennsylvania
Cornwall is a borough in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Lebanon, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,604 at the 2020 census. History Cornwall was initially settled by Peter Grubb in 1734. Peter was a Chester County stonemason who came to, what was then Lancaster County, in search of high quality stone for quarrying. First building his house and then a store, he discovered magnetite iron ore nearby and decided to test its quality, he found the ore to be exceedingly pure. Grubb wrote to Philadelphia and in 1734 was granted a warrant to purchase of land. For three years Peter followed veins of ore until he found a large deposit that was easily accessible; however, this ore was not within the bounds of his property. So in 1737 he purchased an additional of land. In 1742 Peter built a cold blast furnace and named it Cornwall, after his father's birthplace in England. The Cornwall Iron Mine was, at one time, the largest open-pit min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |