History of Mt. Lebanon Told Through Photographs

Sept. 8, 2011 - PRLog -- The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is Mt. Lebanon from the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon. The book boasts more than 200 vintage images and memories of days gone by.

From the mid-1700s to the early 1900s, farming was the principal occupation in the area that would become Mt. Lebanon. When the federal government placed an excise tax on whiskey in 1794, area farmers protested in what became known as the Whiskey Rebellion.

The 1901 arrival of the streetcar began transforming the area from a rural countryside to a modern suburban community. Within a few months of the streetcar’s arrival, the first real estate subdivision, the Mt. Lebanon Plan, was laid out, and by 1905, no less than 11 subdivisions had been approved. When the Liberty Tunnels opened in 1924, Mt. Lebanon’s population exploded, and the community became a premier example of the modern automobile suburb.

Highlights of Mt. Lebanon:
•   Mt. Lebanon will be celebrating its centennial in 2012.
•   All profits from the sale of the book will help benefit the Historical Society of Mount Lebanon.
•   Photographs in the book came from the society’s archives, past and present residents, and municipal archives.
•   Quotes from old Mt. Lebanon magazine articles and oral histories compiled by the society are sprinkled throughout the captions.

Available at area bookstores, independent retailers, and online retailers, or through Arcadia Publishing at www.arcadiapublishing.com or
(888)-313-2665.

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With more than 7,500 local history titles published to date, Arcadia Publishing is the leading publisher of local and regional history in the United States. Widely recognized sepia books feature hundreds of vintage historical images.