“The First Residents”A common thread, which runs through the fabric of the history of Lebanon, is profound appreciation for the natural beautyand resources of the area. Little is known about the Native Americans who first inhabited this region. In earlier daysarrowheads and other implements of stone used by the hunter/gatherer peoples would surface while modern…
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A History of Lebanon, Wisconsin
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Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lebanon
Immanuel Lutheran Church of Lebanon was the first Lutheran congregation in Dodge and Jefferson counties. As such, it occupies a unique position in the history of Lebanon, Emmet, Ixonia, and Watertown. Virtually every Lutheran congregation in the area, along with First Baptist Church in Watertown, traces its origins to Immanuel. One of the congregation’s Anniversary…
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A Bold Robbery in Lebanon
From the “Watertown Republican” – January 29, 1886 edition Wednesday night, January 20 [1886], a daring robbery was committed at the country store of H. Moldenhauer and Son in the town of Lebanon, six miles northeast of this city. Henry R. Moldenhauer, the partner of his father in the business resides over the store, his…