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![[Lebanon, Pennsylvania]](../images/u/us-paleb.jpg)
image located by Daniel Renterķa, 6 October 2023
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According to this
document entitled City Flags of Pennsylvania, the first flag of Lebanon was
adopted in response to the Jamestown Exposition, which asked cities for
municipal flags to be displayed at the Pennsylvania Building at the event. Early
in February 1907, Lebanon's mayor was asked to do this and forwarded the matter
to the Civic Association of Lebanon, who agreed to manufacture the first Lebanon
flag along with the help of the Woman's Club. On March 18, 1907, the Select and
Common Councils resolved that the mayor would appoint a committee of three
citizens to design the flag. The committee presented the flag to members of the
councils on June 3, 1907 and was adopted as the official flag of Lebanon.
Keep in mind, the coat of arms seems to have not been the municipal coat of
arms. Instead, the committee, in designing the flag, copied the coat of arms of
Pennsylvania and substituted symbols in it, since Lebanon was a city dependent
on the production of iron and iron products. Parts referencing agriculture were
kept since Lebanon is in an area rich for agriculture.
I would like to mention however, that Lebanon seems to not
use this as its flag today. Although the images I have seen aren't very visible,
I think the city uses a blue flag which says "FOUNDED 1740" above a seal,
probably with text below it. I could be mistaken, however.
Daniel Renterķa, 6 October 2023