Hanson in Hopkins County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Hanson

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

1. Hanson Marker

Inscription.
This town, named for Henry B. Hanson, the civil engineer who planned it, was founded in 1869 and incorporated in 1873. Hanson became bustling tobacco center. "Hanson Twist" tobacco was shipped throughout the U.S. Four costly fires in 1889, 1894, 1905, and 1906, changed the town's history.
Presented by Citizens for Historic Preservation

Erected 1994 by the Kentucky Historical Society Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1948.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Disasters • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 37° 25.018′ N, 87° 28.863′ W. Marker is in Hanson, Kentucky, in Hopkins County. It is at the intersection of Hanson Road (U.S. 41) and Eastlawn Road (State Route 260), on the right when traveling north on Hanson Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7250 Hanson Road, Hanson KY 42413, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Partisan Rangers (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jackson Stage Stop (approx. 3.3 miles away); Forrest Reconnoitered

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(approx. 5.4 miles away); Rosenwald High School / Professor C. L. Timberlake (approx. 6 miles away); Harvey-Bassett House (approx. 6 miles away); Zion Temple A.M.E. Zion Church / The Freedom Church (approx. 6 miles away); Army of Six (approx. 6.1 miles away); Steuben's Lick (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hanson.

Also see . . .
1. City of Hanson. Website homepage (Submitted on September 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

2. Hanson, Kentucky. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on September 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Hanson Marker at U.S. 41 & KY-260 intersection. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

2. Hanson Marker at U.S. 41 & KY-260 intersection.

View from marker south on Hanson Road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

3. View from marker south on Hanson Road.

City of Hanson Post Office & park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

4. City of Hanson Post Office & park.

Hanson City Hall & part of 'downtown". image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2015

5. Hanson City Hall & part of 'downtown".

Credits. This page was last revised on June 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,088 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on September 24, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.