When Lebanon, Ore. Mayor Ralph Scroggin and his wife visited Beirut, Lebanon in 1955, they presented the president of the country a number of gifts including a state flag, samples of plywood and pulp, and Cedars of Lebanon – the Oregon strain.
President Camille Chamoun of the Republic of Lebanon had invited representatives from each of the 28 Lebanon municipalities in the U.S. as part of a celebration for a Lebanese International Homecoming. The seven…