Henry C. Ulen, an international contractor from Boone County, founded multiple construction companies in the early 1900s. His companies' infrastructure projects, including the Marathon Dam in Greece, parts of the Trans-Iranian and Trans-Andean railroads, a sewage system in Uruguay, and New York City's Shandaken Tunnel, provided water and electricity to millions. In the 1920s, Ulen helped establish and financed the development of the Town of Ulen and Ulen Country Club for his executives and the community. In 1929, he moved Ulen and Co.'s headquarters from New York City to Lebanon. A quiet philanthropist, Ulen donated to many public improvement causes and organizations, including Witham Memorial Hospital. He is buried in Lebanon.