East Hanover Township near Grantville in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hanover Resolves

Photographed by John Robinson, April 19, 2010

1. Hanover Resolves Marker

Inscription. The earliest resolves for independence in the State. Drawn June 4, 1774, by Col. Timothy Green and eight Hanover Township patriots. They committed their cause to "Heaven and our Rifles"

Erected by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 4, 1812.

Location. 40° 22.584′ N, 76° 38.52′ W. Marker is near Grantville, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in East Hanover Township. It is on Allentown Boulevard (U.S. 22) 0.2 miles east of Firehouse Road. Adjacent to driveway for warehouse used byBrooks Powersports. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 10105 Allentown Road, Grantville PA 17028, 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.

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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hanover Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); Fort Manada (approx. 2½ miles away); Blue Mountain Forts (approx. 3.8 miles away); Indiantown (approx. 3.9 miles away); Lindley Murray (approx. 3.9 miles

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away); Union Canal (approx. 4½ miles away); In Memory of Sergeant Charles Marquette (approx. 4.6 miles away); Indiantown Gap Military Reservation (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Hanover Resolves. Further information about the Hanover Resolves. (Submitted on February 13, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by John Robinson, April 19, 2010

2. Hanover Resolves Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 6, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 3,118 times since then and 122 times this year. Last updated on July 5, 2024, by T.L. Zagraniski of Reston, Va, Usa. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2010, by John K. Robinson of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.