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Lebanon County native James Lick’s business success propelled by lost love
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While there are many answers to that question, in the case of Lebanon County native James Lick, the answer was simple.
As a young man living in Lebanon County, Lick fell in love with Barbara Snavely.
His most famous achievement was the founding of the Lick Observatory and the Great Lick Refracting Telescope located in Mount Hamilton.
(Provided photo)Campbell noted that James Lick did not live to see the first observations at Lick Observatory.
“James Lick made the decision in 1874, two years before his death to be interred beneath the 36-inch Great Refractor.