Mt. Lebanon

Mt. Lebanon depicts the interesting and engaging history of this community.

From the mid-1700s to the early 1900s, farming was the principal occupation in the area that would become Mt. Lebanon. When the federal government placed an excise tax on whiskey in 1794, area farmers protested in what became known as the Whiskey Rebellion. The 1901 arrival of the streetcar began transforming the area from a rural countryside to a modern suburban community. Within a few months of the streetcar's arrival, the first real estate subdivision, the Mt. Lebanon Plan, was laid out, and by 1905, no less than 11 subdivisions had been approved. When the Liberty Tunnels opened in 1924, Mt. Lebanon's population exploded, and the community became a premier example of the modern automobile suburb.

Author: Historical Society of Mount Lebanon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 09/26/2011
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.50w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780738575735

About the Author
Historical Society of Mount Lebanon: - The Historical Society of Mount Lebanon was created in 1998 to interpret and preserve the history of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. In June 2009, it opened a history center. The photographs in Mt. Lebanon, which trace the community's growth from the rural 1800s to the suburban 21st century, come from the society's collection, municipal records, and generous citizens.