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==History== Lebanon Township was first mentioned on October 26, 1731, as having been formed partly from the now-defunct [[Amwell Township, New Jersey|Amwell Township]], though the exact circumstances of its formation are unknown. Lebanon Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been taken to form [[Tewksbury Township, New Jersey|Tewksbury Township]] (March 11, 1755), [[Clinton Township, New Jersey|Clinton Township]] (April 12, 1841), [[High Bridge, New Jersey|High Bridge borough]] (February 19, 1898), Junction borough (February 20, 1895, now known as [[Hampton, New Jersey|Hampton borough]]), [[Califon, New Jersey|Califon borough]] (April 2, 1898) and [[Glen Gardner, New Jersey|Glen Gardner borough]] (March 26, 1919).<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154. Accessed May 29, 2024.</ref> [[Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church]], a member of the [[New Jersey Synod]] and the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]], was established in 1774 by a group of 13 families. The church's current facility was constructed in 1870.<ref>[https://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/2015/05/glen_gardner_church_celebrates_240th_anniversary_w.html "Glen Gardner church celebrates 240th anniversary with pig roast"], ''[[Hunterdon County Democrat]]'', May 19, 2015, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed January 19, 2020. "This year, Spruce Run Evangelical Zion Lutheran Church in Glen Gardner is celebrating over 240 years of active worship and service in the community. In December 1774, thirteen families gathered in a farm house at Spruce Run to worship and organize their own church. In January 1775, with the help of New Germantown (Oldwick) Lutheran Church, Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church was organized. The present church building on West Hill Road was built in 1870, making 2015 its 145th year of use by members of Spruce Run Lutheran."</ref> The Mt. Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cemetery, popularly known as the [[Swack Church]], is a historical [[Lutheran]] church; the burial ground of which houses plots dating as early as 1801. In April 2024, a [[2024 New Jersey earthquake|magnitude 4.8 earthquake]] struck New Jersey, with its epicenter in Lebanon Township.<ref name=NYT>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/05/us/earthquake-new-york |title=Live Updates: 4.8 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles New York City and Northeast |date=April 5, 2024 |access-date=April 5, 2024 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |archive-date=April 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405150024/https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/05/us/earthquake-new-york |url-status=live }}</ref>
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