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== History == Lebanon was chartered as a town by [[New England Colonies|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]]. Lebanon, Connecticut, was the original home of [[Moor's Charity School]], the antecedent of Dartmouth College. Early settlement concentrated along the [[Connecticut River]] in what is now [[West Lebanon, New Hampshire|West Lebanon]], and in the [[Mascoma Lake]] region near [[Enfield, New Hampshire|Enfield]]. In the mid-19th century, a mill district developed at falls on the [[Mascoma River]]. Industries included, at various times, furniture mills, a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]], several machine shops, a [[woolen]] [[textile]] mill, and a clothing factory. In the mid-19th century, this district attracted many [[French Canadians|French]] workers from [[Canada]]'s [[Quebec]] province. This became the center of town, although West Lebanon grew into a [[railroad]] hub with a separate identity after lines entered from Boston. This rail center would become known as "Westboro" after two trains collided when West Lebanon was mistaken for Lebanon. The mill district, like the railroad, declined into the 1950s and 1960s. The town suffered two major fires; the second, in 1964, destroyed a large portion of the old mill district. Reconstruction resulted in a controversial [[urban renewal]] project featuring a closed-off district, called The Mall, built to replace the destroyed Hanover Street area. Partly in defiance of economic decline, and partly to counter a movement by West Lebanon to declare itself an independent town, Lebanon re-incorporated as a city in 1958.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lebanonnhhistory.org/lebanon-history/|title=History of Lebanon, NH|date=24 January 2014}}</ref> The routing of Interstates [[Interstate 89|89]] and [[Interstate 91|91]] through Lebanon and nearby [[White River Junction, Vermont]], in addition to the growth of [[Dartmouth College]], led to the area's economic revival. The former [[mill town]] now has a mixed economy based on education, medical services, high-technology and retail. Just south of the village of West Lebanon, a major shopping district has sprung up at the intersection of [[New Hampshire Route 12A|Route 12A]] and I-89. Lebanon has undertaken improvements to its recreational facilities, including miles of [[hiking]] trails, a municipal [[ski]] area, a swimming pool and several sports fields. In 1991, the [[Dartmouth–Hitchcock Medical Center]], along with most departments of [[Dartmouth Medical School]], moved from Hanover to a new campus just south of the Lebanon-Hanover town line. A number of medical and high-tech firms have located facilities near the medical center campus. [[TomTom]], a leading worldwide developer of mapping databases, has its North American headquarters in Lebanon. [[Novo Nordisk]] and [[Microsoft]] also have major facilities here. <gallery> Image:Old Town Hall, Lebanon, NH.jpg|Old Town Hall in 1918 Image:School Street, Lebanon, NH.jpg|School Street {{circa|1910}} Image:Library, Lebanon, NH.jpg|Public Library {{circa|1910}} Image:Bank Street in Lebanon, NH.jpg|Bank Street {{circa|1910}} </gallery>
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