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Related Historical Markers
To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
By Beverly Pfingsten, January 26, 2008
This and 7 other markers are located in this display kiosk.
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
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In 1681, King Charles II of England granted William Penn a colony in America to pay a debt the King owed Penn's father. This land, east of the Susquehanna River, was an area almost as large as England. In 1736, Iroquois Indians signed a treaty . . . — — Map (db m181385) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Founder of Hanover
In 1745, Richard McAllister purchased 217 acres from John Digges, establishing the original town of Hanover. Hanover is situated at the crossroads of two major colonial highways - the Monocacy Trail from Lancaster, . . . — — Map (db m181383) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
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Immediately after the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1776, a company of Hanover, York and Gettysburg area citizens marched to Boston to support their fellow colonists. Another local battalion responded to the British threat to Long Island and New . . . — — Map (db m181382) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
| | Hanover's rich diversity of architectural styles ranges from Federal (1790) to contemporary. Victorian, Italianate, Romanesque, Neo-Classical, Art Deco, and Beaux Art styles dot the downtown. Look for the Richardsonian Romanesque (1900) with . . . — — Map (db m181386) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
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From the earliest years, Hanover was known for skilled artisans and craftsmen who made shoes, saddles, breeches, gloves, clocks, bricks, flintlock guns and more.
With 19th century industrialization, individual craftsmen transitioned to . . . — — Map (db m181381) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
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Hanover's rich cultural history has included numerous bands, orchestras, drama organizations, and other musical groups. The Hanover Opera House no longer exists, but presented plays and concerts starting in 1887, eventually becoming a movie . . . — — Map (db m181387) HM |
| On Broadway at Carlisle St., on the left when traveling south on Broadway. Reported permanently removed. |
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Sheppard & Myers Shoe Company (Hanover Shoe Company) expanded rapidly in the early 1900's with seven factories and several hundred company stores throughout eastern U.S., becoming Hanover's largest manufacturer.
From the early 1900's, . . . — — Map (db m181388) HM |
Jun. 15, 2024