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'{{For|other places with the same name|Lebanon (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Lebanon, Connecticut | settlement_type = [[New England town|Town]] | image_skyline = Lebanon CT First Congregational Church.jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = The First [[Congregational Church]] on the Green, site of the first town council and featured on the town seal | image_flag = | image_seal = LebanonCT-seal.png | image_map = Lebanon CT lg.PNG | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location in [[New London County, Connecticut]] | coordinates = {{coord|41|37|57|N|72|14|24|W|region:US-CT_type:city|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[United States]] | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Connecticut]] | subdivision_type2 = [[New England city and town area|NECTA]] | subdivision_name2 = Hartford | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = Windham Region | established_title = Incorporated | established_date = 1700 | government_type = [[Board of selectmen|Selectman-town meeting]] | leader_title = First selectman | leader_name = Betsy Petrie (R) | unit_pref = Imperial | area_total_km2 = 143.0 | area_total_sq_mi = 55.2 | area_land_km2 = 140.2 | area_land_sq_mi = 54.1 | area_water_km2 = 2.9 | area_water_sq_mi = 1.1 | elevation_m = 152 | elevation_ft = 499 | population_footnotes = <ref name="Census 2010"/> | population_total = 7308 | population_as_of = 2010 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset_DST = -4 | postal_code_type = ZIP code | postal_code = 06249 | area_code = [[Area code 860|860]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 09-42390 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0213449 | website = {{URL|www.lebanonct.gov}} }} '''Lebanon''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[New London County, Connecticut|New London County]], [[Connecticut]], [[United States]]. The population was 7,308 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov| title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lebanon town, New London County, Connecticut| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=October 25, 2012}}</ref> The town lies just to the northwest of [[Norwich, Connecticut|Norwich]], directly south of [[Willimantic, Connecticut|Willimantic]], {{convert|20|mi|km}} north of [[New London, Connecticut|New London]], and {{convert|20|mi|km}} east of [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]]. The farming town is best known for its role in the [[American Revolution]], where it was a major base of American operations, and for its historic [[Village green|town green]], which is one of the largest in the nation and the only one still used partially for agriculture. There is no welcome sign to Lebanon, you just know that you are there when you smell cow shit. {{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} ==History== ===From Poquechaneed to Lebanon=== Lebanon was originally settled by the [[Mohegan people|Mohegan]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|people]], an [[Algonquian languages|Algonquian]]-speaking tribe that inhabited the upper [[Thames River (Connecticut)|Thames River]] Valley in eastern Connecticut. The area was known as ''Poquechaneed'' and was used primarily for hunting.<ref name="Alicia Wayland 2004 p. 7">Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollman, Claire S. Krause, ''Images of America: Lebanon.'' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). p. 7</ref> The town of Lebanon has its origins with the settlers of Norwich, who wanted to expand beyond the "nine miles square" they had bought from the Mohegan [[sachem]] [[Uncas]]. In 1663, the first grant in the area was given to Major [[John Mason (c. 1600–1672)|John Mason]], deputy governor of the [[Connecticut Colony]]; the next year, Mason accepted {{convert|500|acre|km2}} northwest of Norwich. This area, known as "Pomakuck" or "Pomocook" by the Mohegans, is now the Goshen Hill area of Lebanon. In 1666, Connecticut granted an additional {{convert|120|acre|km2}} to the [[James Fitch (minister)|Rev. James Fitch]], minister of Norwich, adjacent to Maj. Mason's land which was now known as Cedar Swamp. The Mohegans conferred their blessing on the grants by giving an additional {{convert|7|mi|0|adj=on}} strip to Maj. Mason's son in 1675, who split the land with the Rev. Fitch, his father-in-law. This area is now known as "Fitch and Mason's Mile", or just "The Mile".<ref name="lebanontownhall.org">[http://www.lebanontownhall.org/trumbulltownhist3.htm Lebanon Town Hall: History of Lebanon, CT]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.americanancestors.org/StaticContent/articles?searchby=author&subquery=John%252520T.%252520Fitch%252520&id=1077|title=Mr. Fitch's Mile|last=Fitch|first=John T.|website=www.americanancestors.org|access-date=2016-03-20}}</ref> In 1692, Uncas' son, Sachem Oweneco, sold {{convert|25|sqmi}} to four men from Norwich and [[Stonington, Connecticut|Stonington]] (including Sam Mason, another son of Maj. Mason), known as the "Five Mile Purchase" or "Five Mile Square" (being {{convert|5|mi|0}} on each side). With the Purchase, most of the modern-day town of Lebanon was established.<ref name="lebanontownhall.org" /> The town of Lebanon was incorporated by the General Assembly of the Connecticut Colony on October 10, 1700. The town's name was the idea of one of the Rev. Fitch's sons, because of "the height of the land, and a large [[Chamaecyparis thyoides|cedar]] forest."<ref>M.E. Perkins, ''Old Houses of the Ancient Town of Norwich, 1660-1800'' [1895], p. 97</ref> Lebanon was the first town in the Connecticut Colony to be given a Biblical name.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.lebanontownhall.org/trumbulltownhist.htm|title=How Lebanon Got Its Name|website=www.lebanontownhall.org|access-date=2016-03-20}}</ref> Originally (and now) in New London County, it was part of [[Windham County, Connecticut|Windham County]] from 1726 to 1824. ==="Heartbeat of the Revolution"=== Connecticut's war effort during the [[Revolutionary War]] was directed from the War Office on the Green and the adjacent [[John Trumbull Birthplace|home of Gov. Jonathan Trumbull Sr]]. One of the signers of the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]], [[William Williams (Continental Congress)|William Williams]], was a native of Lebanon, and son-in-law to the governor, Jonathan Trumbull. Jonathan Trumbull was the only British colonial governor to side with the rebel forces during the Revolution. Trumbull served as one of [[George Washington]]'s chief quartermasters, convening a Council of Safety to manage the affairs of the Continental Army. The council met over 1,100 times, mostly in Trumbull's own house on the Lebanon Green.<ref>[http://www.lebanontownhall.org/war-office.htm Town of Lebanon website: Revolutionary War Office], accessed July 22, 2006</ref> Trumbull was also [[paymaster]] general for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, and the first [[comptroller]] of the young nation's treasury during the war. Trumbull's children were also influential in the war effort: [[Joseph Trumbull (commissary general)|Joseph Trumbull]] was a colonel in the [[Continental Army]], [[Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.]] was secretary to George Washington, and [[John Trumbull]] served first as a soldier and then as Washington's personal aide during the war. In the winter and spring of 1781 (from November 1780 to June 21, 1781),<ref name=sel>[http://www.americanrevolution.org/lauzun.html Selig, Robert A, "The Duc de Lauzun and his Legion: Rochambeau's most troublesome, colorful soldiers,"] at AmericanRevolution.org, retrieved August 1, 2006</ref> the French [[Armand Louis de Gontaut|duc de Lauzun's]] Legion of Horse, comprising 220 soldiers, encamped in Lebanon. Though the legion became infamous later for disorderliness, dueling, and pillaging, they were generally well behaved,<ref name=Ifkovic>Ifkovic, John W., ''Connecticut's Nationalist Revolutionary: Jonathan Trumbull, Junior,'' 1977, American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, The New Era Printing Company Inc., Deep River, Connecticut, p. 55; Ifkovic cites Ricketts, Rowland Jr., "The French in Lebanon, 1780-1781," ''The Connecticut Historical Society Bulletin,'' XXXVI (January 1971), pp. 23-31</ref> and Lebanon saw only two officers executed by firing squad for attempted [[desertion]].<ref name=sel/> The local economy benefited from the troops' extended stay, but not significantly.<ref name=Ifkovic/> In June, the soldiers rode off toward [[White Plains, New York]]. Lauzun remarked later in his memoirs, "[[Siberia]] alone can furnish any idea of Lebanon, which consists of a few huts scattered among vast forests."<ref name=sel/> The importance of the Trumbull family and of Lebanon itself to the war effort earned the town the nickname "Heartbeat of the Revolution."<ref name="Alicia Wayland 2004 p. 7"/> ===Into the 19th and 20th centuries=== Joseph Trumbull, father of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., brought [[livestock]] farming to the town in 1704, and by 1730 Lebanon had the largest [[meat packing industry]] in Connecticut.<ref>Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollman, Claire S. Krause, ''Images of America: Lebanon.'' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). p. 57</ref> Agriculture has since been the primary focus of the town. Lebanon entered a period of gentle decline after the Revolution; with the death of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. in 1809, the Trumbull family left Lebanon,<ref>[http://www.lebanontownhall.org/trumbullheartbeat.htm Lebanon Town Hall: History of Lebanon, CT]</ref> and the town's political significance fell. Nonetheless, as the towns around it commercialized and modernized, Lebanon maintained its focus on agriculture, and remained a dedicated farming town. It was this characteristic that brought a major wave of immigration in the early 20th century. After the expulsion of pacifist [[Mennonite]]s from the [[Ukraine]] in the mid-19th century, German farmers settled in the areas they had vacated. Political troubles in [[Russian Empire|Russia]] and the onset of the [[World War I|First World War]] encouraged many of these to flee to America. Karlswalde, a village near [[Ostroh|Ostrog]], saw its entire population leave. One emigrant, Philip Krause, settled in the Village Hill area of Lebanon. The town offered similar terrain and fertile farming ground, and by 1928, twelve families of Karlswalde had been moved to the Lebanon neighborhood. Many of these families are still present and active in Lebanon today, and exhibited a major influence on the town's culture.<ref>Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollman, Claire S. Krause, ''Images of America: Lebanon.'' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). p. 69</ref> The Liberty Hill neighborhood was the commercial center of town for most of the 19th century and into the 20th. Holding the town's post office, as well as two general stores, it was Lebanon's primary link to the larger Connecticut and [[New England]] communities. The area maintained its importance into the 1930s and 1940s.<ref>Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollman, Claire S. Krause, ''Images of America: Lebanon.'' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). p. 31-32</ref> The greater availability of telephones in private residences, the improvement of roads and the introduction of highways, and the increase of personal cars for commuting to surrounding towns, all meant that individuals had less need to restrict themselves to close-by conveniences. Liberty Hill nonetheless remains one of Lebanon's primary neighborhoods. Lebanon saw no less than 10% of its residents leave to fight in the [[World War II|Second World War]].<ref>Alicia Wayland, Ed Tollman, Claire S. Krause, ''Images of America: Lebanon.'' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2004). p. 99</ref> The [[Memorial Day]] parade is still one of the town's largest annual celebrations. ===Present=== Economically, the town has large agricultural and service sectors, the largest employers being farms and the school system. KofKoff Egg Farms, Connecticut's largest egg producer,{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} maintains a farm in the town. The Lebanon Country Fair, seasonally the earliest fair held in Connecticut, is known for its [[agricultural show]]s. The Lebanon School District is responsible for the town's three schools, [[Lyman Memorial High School]], Lebanon Middle School, and Lebanon Elementary School. The Lyman Memorial Girls softball team won the State Championship in 2007, making it the only outright state championship in the school's history. The town itself is still centered around the Green which is the site of many of Lebanon's most prominent past citizens' homes, including Gov. Trumbull and [[William Beaumont]]. Three churches (First [[Congregational Church]] of Lebanon, Lebanon [[Baptist Church]] and [[Saint Francis of Assisi]] [[Roman Catholic Church]]) are also located on the Lebanon Green. The Jonathan Trumbull Library, a popular meeting place, is also located on the Green, as are the War Office, the Jonathan Trumbull Jr. house, and the Wadsworth Stable. The Redeemer [[Lutheran Church]] is located at the "Village Hill" area of town, with the Lebanon Bible Church and Goshen [[Congregational Church]] located in the "Goshen" area of town. At one time there was a [[synagogue]] located in the Goshen area until it closed due to declining attendance. A town museum was recently constructed on the Green as well. Signs set up upon entering the town read: "Lebanon, Connecticut Est. 1700 Preserving our History and our Agriculture". ==Notable people==<!--consensus reached to standardize this heading per WP:WikiProject Cities/US Guideline --> {{Refimprove section|date=October 2012}} [[Image:JohnTrumbull.jpg|frame|right|Gov. Jonathan Trumbull]] *[[Jonathan Trumbull, Sr.]] (1710–1785), governor of Connecticut, father of Jonathan Trumbull, Jr., and a strong supporter of [[George Washington|Washington]] during the [[American Revolutionary War]], studied theology in Lebanon and later died in the town, where he is buried (''portrait at right'')<ref>{{cite web|url= http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dav4is/people/TRUM1.htm|title=TRUMBULL, Jonathan, Governor [1710-1785] -- American statesman |publisher= Ancestry.com|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> *[[Martha Wadsworth Brewster]] (1710 - c.1757), poet and writer, one of the earliest American female literary figures *[[Eleazar Wheelock]] (1711–1779), Congregational minister, orator, educator, and founder of [[Dartmouth College]] *[[William Williams (signer)|William Williams]] (1731–1811), merchant and delegate for Connecticut to the [[Second Continental Congress]] in 1776, where he signed the [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]]. Son-in-law of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. *[[Joseph Trumbull (delegate)|Joseph Trumbull]] (1737–1778), a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1774 (did not attend sessions), and [[Colonel (United States)|colonel]] in the [[Continental Army]]. He served as one of the Commissary Generals. Son of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. *[[Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.]] (1740–1809), General [[George Washington]]'s secretary during the American Revolution, later eight-term governor of the state. Son of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_connecticut/col2-content/main-content-list/title_trumbull_jonathan.html|title=Connecticut Governor Jonathan Trumbull Jr.|publisher= National Governors Association|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> *[[John Trumbull]] (1756–1843), American neo-classical painter, famous for artwork in the [[United States Capitol|US Capitol]], and the artwork on the back of the two-dollar bill. Son of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. *[[William Strong (Vermont politician)]] (1763–1840), US congressman and judge<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001022|title=STRONG, William, (1763 - 1840)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> *[[Prince Saunders]] (1775–1839), attorney general of the [[Republic of Haiti]] *[[Joseph Trumbull (governor)|Joseph Trumbull]] (1782–1861), state governor, later Connecticut representative to the [[United States Congress|US Congress]]. Grandson of Jonathan Trumbull, Sr.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000391|title= TRUMBULL, Joseph, (1782 - 1861)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> *[[William Beaumont]] (1785–1853), "Father of Gastric Physiology" whose book describing digestion, published in 1833, became a classical medical study still used today *[[Ralph Randolph Gurley|Ralph Gurley]] (1797–1872), clergyman, chaplain of the [[United States House of Representatives|US House of Representatives]], and an influential figure in the [[American Colonization Society]], which offered passage to their colony in west Africa (now [[Liberia]]) to free black Americans *[[William Alfred Buckingham]] (1804–1875), businessman, elected four-term mayor of Norwich, later elected seven-term governor of Connecticut. Served during the Civil War. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1868 and died in office.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b001021|title= BUCKINGHAM, William Alfred, (1804 - 1875)|publisher= Biographical Directory of the United States Congress|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> *[[Nelson Dewey]] (1813–1889), first governor of Wisconsin (1848–1852) at the age of 35<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_wisconsin/col2-content/main-content-list/title_dewey_nelson.html|title=Wisconsin Governor Nelson Dewey |publisher=National Governor Association|accessdate= October 27, 2012}}</ref> ==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|55.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|54.1|sqmi|km2}} is land and {{convert|1.1|sqmi|km2}}, or 2.05%, is water. Gates Hill, at {{convert|660|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the highest point in the town and in New London County. ===Principal communities=== *Exeter *Goshen Hill *[[Lebanon Green Historic District|Lebanon Center]] *Leonard Bridge *Liberty Hill Other minor named locations in the town are Babcock Hill, Bush Hill, Chestnut Hill, Cook Hill, Coreyville, Kick Hill, Mason Hill, Scott Hill, Standish Hill, and Village Hill. ==Demographics== {{See also|List of Connecticut locations by per capita income}} {{US Census population |1850= 1901 |1860= 2174 |1870= 2211 |1880= 1845 |1890= 1670 |1900= 1521 |1910= 1528 |1920= 1343 |1930= 1436 |1940= 1467 |1950= 1654 |1960= 2434 |1970= 3804 |1980= 4762 |1990= 6041 |2000= 6907 |2010= 7308 |estyear=2014 |estimate=7309 |estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> |footnote=Population 1990 - 2000<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US0901173770&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US09%7C05000US09011%7C06000US0901173770&_street=&_county=lebanon&_cityTown=lebanon&_state=04000US09&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= [[U.S. Census Bureau]]]. Accessed October 14, 2009.</ref><br>Population 2010<ref name="Census 2010"/> }} As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}</ref> of 2000, there were 6,907 people, 2,446 households, and 1,934 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 127.6 people per square mile (49.3/km²). There were 2,820 housing units at an average density of 52.1 per square mile (20.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.89% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.81% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.26% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.49% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.10% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.65% of the population. There were 2,446 households out of which 38.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 15.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.09. In the town, the population was spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 9.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 101.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males. The median income for a household in the town was $61,173, and the median income for a family was $63,198. Males had a median income of $45,952 versus $35,594 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $25,784. About 1.5% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over. {| class=wikitable ! colspan = 6 | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 25, 2005<ref>{{cite web|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of October 25, 2005 |publisher=Connecticut Secretary of State |format=PDF |accessdate=2006-10-02 |url=http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923151511/http://www.sots.ct.gov/ElectionsServices/lists/2005OctRegEnrollStats.pdf |archivedate=September 23, 2006 |deadurl=yes |df= }}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! Active Voters ! Inactive Voters ! Total Voters ! Percentage |- {{party color|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | align = center | 1,195 | align = center | 40 | align = center | 1,235 | align = center | 25.72% |- {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | align = center | 1,178 | align = center | 49 | align = center | 1,227 | align = center | 25.56% |- {{party color|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unaffiliated | align = center | 2,216 | align = center | 119 | align = center | 2,335 | align = center | 48.64% |- {{party color|Libertarian Party (United States)}} | Minor Parties | align = center | 4 | align = center | 0 | align = center | 4 | align = center | 0.08% |- ! colspan = 2 | Total ! align = center | 4,593 ! align = center | 208 ! align = center | 4,801 ! align = center | 100% |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.lebanontownhall.org/ Town of Lebanon official website] *[http://www.mainstreetmaps.com/CT/Lebanon/ Town of Lebanon Official GIS Maps and Property Information] *[http://lebanonctlibrary.org/ Jonathan Trumbull Library], town public library *[http://www.historyoflebanon.org/ Lebanon Historical Society] *[http://www.lebanonfirstcong.org/ First Congregational Church of Lebanon (UCC)] {{Connecticut}} {{New London County, Connecticut}} [[Category:Lebanon, Connecticut| ]] [[Category:Towns in New London County, Connecticut]] [[Category:Towns in Connecticut]] [[Category:1700 establishments in Connecticut]]'