Headnote
LEBANON, The county seat of LaClede county, Lebanon township, is a flourishing town situated on the south-west branch of the Pacitic Railroad. It was first settled by B.B. Harrison in 1849. It contains one high school and one Masonic Lodge, viz: LaClede Lodge, No. 83. Population 400. (The Missouri State Gazetteer and Business Directory, 1860)
