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Declined by Theroadislong 16 days ago. Last edited by Auric 15 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Reverend Benjamin Hooker was an early settler and preacher who suggested the name Lebanon for Lebanon, Missouri, after his previous home in Lebanon, Tennessee. Not much else is known about his life.

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^ "History". Visit Lebanon, MO. The name was changed from the original Wyota, and it took its name from the Tennessee hometown of one of its leading citizens, the Reverend Benjamin Hooker.
^ "Rice‑Stix Building" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. Shortly after, residents renamed the town. Lebanon in honor of prominent local citizen Reverend Benjamin Hooker…
^ "Laclede County, Missouri". Ozarks Civil War. …named Lebanon after Reverend Benjamin Hooker's home in Tennessee.
^ "Vintage St. Louis & Route 66". The new name came from the Tennessee hometown of a prominent resident…

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154790848/benjamin-hooker

[visitLebanon-1] "History". Visit Lebanon, MO. The name was changed from the original Wyota, and it took its name from the Tennessee hometown of one of its leading citizens, the Reverend Benjamin Hooker.

[MSP-2] "Rice‑Stix Building" (PDF). Missouri State Parks. Shortly after, residents renamed the town. Lebanon in honor of prominent local citizen Reverend Benjamin Hooker…

[OzarksCW-3] "Laclede County, Missouri". Ozarks Civil War. …named Lebanon after Reverend Benjamin Hooker's home in Tennessee.

[VintageFB-4] "Vintage St. Louis & Route 66". The new name came from the Tennessee hometown of a prominent resident…

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