Over the years the hotel changed owners and names numerous times but travelers continued to arrive in Lebanon by stage coach, locomotive and then by automobile, always making the Golden Lamb their destination.
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This photograph was taken around 1915 when the building was called the Ownly Hotel. It was purchased by Ownly Furman after the previous owner, Albert Stubbs died in Feb. 1914.
Sharp shooter Annie Oakley and astronaut Neil Armstrong are among the famous who have visited the hotel. Literary greats Harriet Beecher Stowe, Samuel Clemens and Charles Dickens also visited.
The Golden Lamb has also played host to 12 United States presidents before, during and after their time in office.
Today, the Golden Lamb, one of the oldest continuously running hotels in the country, celebrated its 200th anniversary last year.
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