Lebanon is a city in Wilson County, Tennessee, in the United States.
The population was 20,235 at the 2000 census.
It serves as the county seat of Wilson County.
Lebanon is located in middle Tennessee, east of Nashville.
Nashville Superspeedway is located outside of Lebanon.
Cracker Barrel was founded in Lebanon, and has its corporate headquarters based there.
Lebanon is home to Cumberland University, a small, private, 4-year liberal arts institution.
Lebanon is considered a banking center, and is home to the corporate headquarters of at least
three regional banks.
Most of the larger state and national banks have only a minimal presence in Lebanon.
Among Middle Tennesseans, Lebanon is pronounced "LEB-uh-nun", as opposed to the
Middle Eastern nation, "LEB-uh-non."
A more country accent, used mostly by natives of the town, sometimes produces "LEB-nun".
Lebanon is host to the annual Wilson County Fair, which is considered, by those organizations that
rate State and County Fairs, to be the best County Fair in Tennessee
(and better than the Tennessee State Fair in Nashville), and one of the top County Fairs in the country.
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