Mt. Lebanon is a home rule municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 33,137 at the 2010 census.
An affluent suburb of nearby Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon is well known locally and nationally for its excellent school district. Mt. Lebanon High School is one of only 24 non-Private secondary schools in the United States (and the only non-Private school in Pennsylvania) that is a member of the ...
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Mt. Lebanon is a home rule municipality, formerly a township, in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 33,137 at the 2010 census.
An affluent suburb of nearby Pittsburgh, Mt. Lebanon is well known locally and nationally for its excellent school district. Mt. Lebanon High School is one of only 24 non-Private secondary schools in the United States (and the only non-Private school in Pennsylvania) that is a member of the prestigious Cum Laude Society.
Established in 1912 as "Mount Lebanon", the community's official name was changed to "Mt. Lebanon" when its home rule charter took effect in 1975.
The first settlers arrived in 1773-1774, having purchased the land from the descendants of William Penn; other pioneers soon bought land from the state government.
In 1912, Mount Lebanon Township was incorporated as a "First Class Township" under Pennsylvania state law. It had formerly been a part of Scott Township, which in turn traces its origins to the long-defunct...
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