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Lebanon

The Revolutionary War history of Lebanon.

Why Lebanon Matters

Lebanon, Connecticut

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Lebanon was the home of Jonathan Trumbull Sr., the only serving colonial governor to support the American Revolution rather than side with the Crown. From his Lebanon War Office — a small frame building still standing on the town green — Trumbull coordinated Connecticut's war effort: supplying Washington's army with food, clothing, and munitions throughout the conflict. Washington himself visited Lebanon multiple times. The Jonathan Trumbull Sr. House and War Office are Connecticut state historic sites.

Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre, 1770
Paul Revere, 'The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770' — hand-colored engraving, 1770. Library of Congress. Public domain.