Lebanon (N.H. : Town)
Biography
Lebanon was chartered as a town by colonial governor Benning Wentworth on July 4, 1761, one of 16 along the Connecticut River. It was named for Lebanon, Connecticut, from where many early settlers had come or would come, including the Rev. Eleazar Wheelock, who arrived in 1770 and founded Dartmouth College.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Petition of Towns of Plainfield, Lebanon, Cornish, Hanover, Canaan, and Cardigan
Collection
Identifier: Mss 786151
Mss 786151
Date(s):
1786-02-01
Abstract
In English.