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LEBANON COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — For most of us, living to be 112 years old would be the most remarkable thing about us, if we were that fortunate and rare. Not Joseph Johns, otherwise known as “Old Black Joe.” Johns, born and enslaved in Fauquier County, Virginia, in about 1794 — that’s actually a conservative […]

LebTown January 29, 2021 5 min read John Sherman Bashore and the clothing store on Cumberland Street that he operated for decades. (Lebanon Daily News / Lebanon County Historical Society) There are some individuals who become such pillars in their community that their legacy continues to be felt directly or indirectly to the current day. John Sherman Bashore was one such person. After finding his calling as a clothier in Lebanon, Bashore became one of the best-known and mo...