Light's Fort
Light's Fort was built in 1742 by Johannes Leicht [John Light] (1682-1758). Light's Fort is the oldest standing building of any kind in the county and city of Lebanon, Pennsylvania. John Light purchased the land on December 29, 1738, from Caspar Wistar, and wife, Katherine, of the City of Philadelphia, Brass Button Maker, for 82 pounds and 4 shillings. Light's Fort was built in 1742 on a tract of land, which was situated on a branch of the Quittapahilla Creek in Lancaster County (now Lebanon County) at North 11th and Maple Streets. It contained 274 acres including an allowance of 6% for roads together with woods, water courses, etc.History of Lebanon, PA - Old Light's Fort. ''Lebanon Daily News'', May 19, 1930. Usages The historic uses of Light's Fort were a frontier homestead, a community meeting hall, a Mennonite Religious meeting facility, a storage warehouse when the Union Canal (Pennsylvania) was operating and a private fortress during the French and Indian War that could ...
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Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Lebanon () is a city in and the county seat of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 26,814 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. Lebanon is located in the central part of the Lebanon Valley, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg and west of Reading, Pennsylvania, Reading. Lebanon was founded by George Steitz in 1740 and was originally named Steitztown. Lebanon is located southwest of Allentown, Pennsylvania, Allentown, east of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, and northwest of Philadelphia. History Native tribes in the area of what is now Lebanon included the Shawnee, Susquehannock, Gawanese, Lenape (or Delaware), and Nanticoke peoples.A Brief History of Lancaster County
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