Hanover in York County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hanover, Pennsylvania

The Black Rose Community

— Hanover: The Black Rose Community —

Hanover, Pennsylvania Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2021

1. Hanover, Pennsylvania Marker

Inscription. Hanover, Pa., is named for Hannover, Germany. For 123 years the monarch of Hannover also ruled England. All members of the royal family of the House of Hanover (English spelling) and their servants wore a Hanover Black Rose insignia to denote their lineage. The joint House of Hanover rule began in 1714 when the German King George I claimed the English throne and ended in 1837 when Hanoverian law prohibited the English Queen Victoria from taking the German throne because she was a woman.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Notable Places. A significant historical year for this entry is 1714.

Location. 39° 49.111′ N, 76° 59.55′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Pennsylvania, in York County. It can be reached from Eichelberger Street. Located at the Black Rose Antique Store. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Eichelberger Street, Hanover PA 17331, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

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It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: St. Matthew's Lutheran Church Cemetery (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Hanover (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Hanover (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Hanover (approx. one mile away); This Train is Bound for Glory (approx. one mile away); Working on the Railroad All the Live Long Day (approx. one mile away); A Commons of Locomotives & Locomotion (approx. one mile away); Destruction of Private Property (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanover.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 22, 2021

2. Hanover, Pennsylvania Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 749 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 24, 2021, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.