Brendan Byrne/Lebanon SF History

[johnnyb]

Wharton SF was largely bought with the purchase of the Wharton Tract.
How and when was Brendan Byrne/Lebanon SF bought - accumulation of small parcels,or what?

 

[Teegate]

Johnny,

I believe I can answer that. Lebanon was purchased in many many multiple sections the same way Joseph Wharton acquired his various holdings. I have a map showing the list of all Lebanon purchases starting in 1909 up to 1982. It is quite detailed. Here is a sample of the first purchases listed. With that said, there certainly may have been more earlier but I tend to doubt that. This list is pretty complete.

Guy

 

[Teegate]

Lets put a face to one of the individuals who sold 10.75 acres which became Lebanon. I suspect I am correct with this.

https://books.google.com/books?id=BubdEPrJM8wC&pg=PA30&lpg=PA30&dq=M.+Warner+Hargrove&source=bl&ots=UvKMPd8xBN&sig=NEz3X19h7MvUxGHweqsTJXTSqk8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiNnteapbXNAhUFFx4KHfApDqoQ6AEIKjAC#v=onepage&q=M. Warner Hargrove&f=false

 

[Ben Ruset]

Interesting that it predates the state buying land from Wharton by ~40 years. I wonder what the original intent of purchasing it back in 1909 was.

 

[johnnyb]

On Saturday Ro and I were on a Botany/Bug outing at Parker Preserve and I told PBX I was posting my above query. He said he'd bet Teegate would have the answer and he, again,proved he was right on.

 

[johnnyb]

I've heard that Wharton Tract was offered to the state around 1900 at $1.00/acre (!) and the offer was turned down as too expensive. Then the state paid $5.00/cre fifty years later. True? Wonder what those 10K+ acres cost back then .....
johnny b