Historic Lebanon, Ohio

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Historic Lebanon, Ohio

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• Rob Mitchell. Jr.
• ED 639

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Lesson Objective

• 8th grade Social Studies students will be able to
  identify and explain several of Lebanons
  historic locations.

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Materials Needed

• Access to World Wide Web
• Poster Board
• Construction paper
• Glue
• Scissors
• Magazines
• Notebook paper
• Pencil, Pen or Magic Markers

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Websites

• Warren County Historical Society
• http//www.shakerwssg.org/Warren20County20Histor
  ical20Society.html
• Ohio History
• www.ohiohistory.org
• Today in Lebanon
• www.todayinlebanon.com
• City of Lebanon
• www.ci.lebanon.oh.us
• Golden Lamb
• www.goldenlamb.com

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Student Activities

• Activity 1
• For activity one students are to go to the Warren
  County Historical Society website, scroll down to
  the Ohio A Great History icon where you will be
  linked to Historical sites in prominent Ohios
  counties. The assignment requires that each
  student scroll down to the Warren County
  selection and select one of the twenty-eight
  links under the Warren County heading. Upon
  selecting a link you are required to prepare a
  brief summary of information contained on the
  site and share your findings with the class.
  Anyone who visits one of the sites listed on this
  site will receive extra credit. All that is
  required is brief summary of your experience.

• Activity 2
• For activity two you will be required to take the
  lead role in an assignment that is designed to
  give you the student an opportunity to create
  your own learning experience. In this lesson you
  be need to go the Ohio History web page to access
  the search option. In the option space you are
  being asked to provide the name of any historical
  event or place in Ohio. Once you have decided
  upon an event or place you are required to
  research the topic in an effort to compile
  information. Once the information has been
  compiled you will then need to transfer your
  information onto poster board. The visual aids
  you create will assist you as you explain your
  chosen topic to the class. This assignment is to
  be done in groups of three. Find two partners and
  get to work.

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Student Activities

• Activity 3
• For activity three you will be asked to make
  recommendations on how to improve the quality of
  this web site. You will be required to explain
  your rationale by providing a list of websites
  that you feel are educational and user friendly.
  The websites must be educationally based and
  widely recognized. You will present your list to
  your classmates. At the conclusion of the
  assignment you will be provided with the entire
  list of sites compiled by you and your
  classmates.

• Activity 4
• For activity four you will be required to reach
  into this bag and pull out number. Once you have
  completed your drawing you are to access the City
  of Lebanon website at the address listed above.
  Once there, you must match your selected number
  to the number on the list. After you have mated
  the two, locate the topic that you have selected
  for discussion. Prepare a brief summary of your
  topic and be prepared to share your results with
  the class. Remember, this assignment is practice
  for your upcoming research project.

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Student Activities

• Activity 5
• For assignment five you will be required to pare
  up with one of your classmates and watch the
  videotape that details the history of the Golden
  lamb. You are to pick out one of the historical
  figures or places that is discussed in the video
  and prepare a brief explanation of your findings.
  In an effort to assist you in your efforts to
  accumulate your information, class will be held
  in the library on Wednesday and Thursday. Reports
  will be presented to the class on Friday.

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Rationale

• It is important for a middle school social
  studies curriculum to include information that
  will allow students to understand the historical
  significance of this prominent Ohio community.

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History of Lebanon

• Founded in 1802 by Ichabod Corwin
• Consisted of 100 lots of land
• Streets formed to accommodated a 6- horse
  stagecoach
• Became capital city of Warren county in 1806

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Lebanon City Hall
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Location of Lebanon

• Centrally located between Cincinnati, Dayton and
  Columbus
• Originally served as a rest stop for travelers
  between the 3 cities
• Early travelers used State Rt. 48 to go to
  Cincinnati/Dayton
• Used State Rt. 42 to go to Columbus
• Both State Rt. 48 42 go through Lebanon

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Economic Facts

• Economy was entirely based
• upon business travelers.
• Considered a major destination
• point for business travelers.
• Typical stagecoach travel time
• from Cincinnati to Columbus
• was 24 hours.

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• Grain Elevator Slide
• Located across from the train station
• The converted grain elevator originally served as
  a boarding stable for stage coach horses and
  horsemen.

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Educational Facts

• Home to National Normal University from 1855 to
  1915 (Teacher College)
• Graduated more than 80,000 teachers
• Original home of Miami University

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The Golden Lamb

• Constructed by James Seamen in 1806. Was
  originally named the Black Horse tavern.

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Lebanon City Park- Est. 1802

• Gazebo rests on the very spot in which Lebanon
  was
• originally dedicated in 1802.
• Today this site serves as popular backdrop for
  weddings.

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Sign outside The Golden Lamb
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Original walls of the Golden Lamb
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The Blackhorse Tavern

• Today serves as the bar area for the Golden Lamb
• Famous guests include Presidents
• William H. Harrison
• Benjamin Harrison
• John Quincy Adams
• Martin Van Buren
• Rutherford B. Hayes
• Ulysses S. Grant
• William McKinley
• Warren G. Harding
• William Howard Taft
• George Bush

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Black Horse Tavern
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The Western Star

• Newspaper founded in 1807
• Ohios oldest continually running newspaper
• Founded by John McClean, served 31 years in the
  U.S. Supreme Court

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I O Scenic Railway

• Originally founded in 1881

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I O Scenic Railway

• Train continues to run today
• Open daily though the summer months

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Covered area for train passengers
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Original train station
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Inside Train
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"Our train also has a story to tell. Running on
track originally laid in 1880, our
diesel/electric locomotive pulls four enclosed
passenger coaches, built around 1930, and an
open gondola car. It offers a panoramic view of
passing pastures and the rippling Turtle Creek."
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Glendower State Memorial

• Glendower State Memorial, located on a hill
• overlooking downtown Lebanon, is one of
• the finest examples of residential Greek
• Revival architecture found in Ohio.
• The historic mansion was erected between
• 1836 and 1840.
• The stately interior provides a natural
• setting for many elegant Empire and
• Victorian furnishings from Warren Countys past.

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Glendower State Memorial
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Warren County Historical Society Museum

• Considered to be one of the best county
  historical museums in the nation. 
• The museums' exhibits and archives cover local
  history from pre-historic times up till the
  Victorian Era. 

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Warren County Historical Society Museum
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Famous People

• Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, still lives
  in Lebanon
• Woody Harrelson-Actor
• Diamond Rio-Popular country group

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Famous movies made in Lebanon

• Harper Valley PTA
• Milk Money-1994