Lebanon, Pennsylvania Development News

City Council Commemorates 250th Anniversary of Independence, Reaffirms Declaration's Principles

The City Council meeting on July 2nd, 2024, included a special session dedicated to the 250th anniversary of American Independence and the opening and reburial of a time capsule originally placed on June 9th, 1976. The meeting featured a reading and discussion of the Declaration of Independence, a rededication pledge, and a presentation by the Lebanon County Historical Society on how the news of the Declaration reached Lebanon in 1776. The council adopted Resolution Number Seven, reaffirming the principles of the Declaration of Independence.