[5] Nearby archaeological sites suggest campsites and jasper mines have been in the area since approximately 8000 to 3500 BC.

[6] The Delaware, Iroquois, Mingo, and Shawnee were among the native inhabitants who began establishing settlements, farms, and trails throughout the surrounding valleys.

Upon reaching an overlook on Mount Nittany, he exclaimed "By heavens, Thompson, I have discovered an empire!

[9] The land that would make up the village, historically known as “The End of the Mountain,” was bought by Centre Furnace ironmaster Moses Thompson in 1870.

The insurance money he acquired was used to build the Thompson Grain Elevator and coal sheds.

In the 1970s a Penn State student doing a study of Lemont wrote "The once very important buildings have been neglected and deteriorating."

The John Thompson Coal Sheds and Granary is the last remaining wooden grain elevator in Pennsylvania and is being restored by the Lemont Village Association.

[9] The Lemont Village Green hosts many community events, including small concerts and the Strawberry Festival a tradition dating back to 1982.

[14] Lemont is bordered by Houserville to the north, Shiloh to the northeast, Squirrel Hill to the west, and Dalevue to the south.

Lemont is served by Spring Creek Elementary in Houserville and Mount Nittany Middle School in Panorama.

[17] Spencer Bivens played for the Lemont Ducks for a time before signing to the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball.