Town of New Lebanon
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P.O. Box 328,
New Lebanon, NY 12125
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NEW LEBANON TOWN HISTORIAN
Kevin Fuerst
Phone: 518-766-5071
.: Town of New
Lebanon Trivia :.
The Shaker Mount Lebanon’s North Family Dairy Barn is the largest
stone barn in the Northeast and the Old Chatham Shaker Museums new
home.
One of New Lebanon’s first settlers was “Lucky” James Hitchcock. He
took a dip in the town’s warm springs in 1756. The warm springs were
famous for many years. People came to New Lebanon to “take the
waters” and cure their illnesses.
The warm spring is at the top of Spring Hill Road in Lebanon
Springs. Indians discovered the warm springs and brought the first
white man, Lt. James Hitchcock, to the springs to bathe in the
healing waters in 1756.
“Lucky” James Hitchcock was one of New Lebanon’s first settlers.
The Indian’s Blessing Fountain, located on Route 22 in Lebanon
Springs, was erected by the Lebanon Valley Garden Club in 1940, to
bring the curative waters from the Warm Spring for the benefit of
mankind.
The site of the first free public library was established on March
12, 1804 by Jesse Torry, father of the public library movement. This
site is located on West Street in New Lebanon.
Cemetery of the Evergreens is the site of the massive stone monument
of New York State Governor, Samuel J. Tilden who died in 1886.
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PLEASE NOTE:
ALL TOWN OFFICES, MEETINGS, AND TOWN COURT ARE NOW LOCATED AT THE TOWN
HALL AT 14755 NYS ROUTE 22
Tues., June 4th
ZBA
7:30 PM
@ Town Hall
Tues., June 11th
Town
Board
7:00 PM
@ Town Hall
Wed., June 19th
Planning Board
7:30 PM
@ Town Hall
Recreation Commission
Meets the 3rd
Tuesday
Of each Month
7:00 PM
@ Town Hall.
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