Hanover, Pennsylvania See also: Hanover Township, Pennsylvania Hanover, Pennsylvania Borough of Hanover Official seal of Hanover, Pennsylvania Hanover is positioned in Pennsylvania Hanover - Hanover Hanover is a borough in York County, Pennsylvania, 19 miles (31 km) southwest of York and 54 miles (87 km) north-northwest of Baltimore, Maryland and is 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the Mason-Dixon line.
In 1727, John Digges, an Irish nobleman of Prince George's County, Maryland, obtained a grant of 10,000 acres (40 km2) of territory where Hanover is now positioned from Charles Calvert, the fourth Lord Baltimore.
At this time, the northern border of Maryland and the southern border of Pennsylvania did not agree with each other, and the region that is now Hanover was in the disputed region claimed by both states.
In 1745, a Scotch-Irishman titled Richard Mc - Allister purchased the tract of territory upon which the initial town of Hanover was built.
In 1763, Mc - Allister divided his farm into lots and established the town of Hanover.
The name Hanover was suggested by Michael Tanner, who was one of the commissioners who laid out York County in 1749 and owned large tracts of territory southeast of the town.
Hanover was also sometimes referred to as "Mc - Allister's Town" in its early years. At the time, Hanover was positioned at the crossing of two well-traveled roads, one from the port of Baltimore to points north and west and the other between Philadelphia and the Valley of Virginia.
At the start of the Revolutionary War, Hanover consisted of about 500 homes, most of which were assembled out of logs. After the war, the populace increased steadily until the War of 1812.
At the time of the advance of the British on Baltimore in 1814, Hanover and vicinity furnished two companies of infantry commanded by Captain Frederick Metzgar and John Bair.
These two companies left Hanover on foot Sunday morning, August 28, 1814, and reached the town/city of Baltimore at 9 A.M., Tuesday.
The Hanover Companies together with other companies from York County, returned home after two weeks' service, not being needed longer. After the War of 1812, the town experienced only minor expansion until 1852, when assembly of the Hanover Branch Railroad to Hanover Junction was completed.
The Hanover and York Railroad instead of a rail line to York in 1876.
Hanover's first newspaper, Die Pennsylvania Wochenschrift, was presented in German in 1797.
The Hanover Historic District, Eichelberger High School, George Nace (Neas) House, and US Post Office-Hanover are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The ancestries for Hanover include: German (42%), Irish (11%), United States (10%), English (8%), Italian (3%), and Dutch (2%).
The Greater Hanover region has a populace of about 55,000 residents.
The improve is made up of a several areas such as Hanover Borough, Penn Township, Heidelberg Township, Manheim Township, West Manheim Township, Conewago Township, Berwick Township, and Union Township.
All of these areas have Hanover, PA listed as their address.
Hanover is known by many as the snack food capital of the United States and has been featured multiple times on the Food Network. It has been home to Utz Quality Foods since 1921 which still produces its products there along with a Utz supply store and Snyder's of Hanover since 1905.
In close-by areas there are other snack food manufacturers including Hanover Foods, Wolfgang Candy, Martin's Potato Chips, Hershey Foods, and Gibbles Potato Chips, among others. The Vulcan Materials Company owns a large limestone quarry positioned to the north of Hanover, with an office on Oxford Avenue.
A primary retail region in the greater Hanover region is along Eisenhower Drive, known as "The Golden Mile." Downtown Hanover, Pa consists of many shops, entertainment, and food.
Clarks Shoes, Treasures, Diamonds and Design, Divinos Pizza, Subway, Famous Hot Wiener, Famous Hot Lunch, Hanover Clothing Company, Whirled Records, A to Z Toys, Puppies and Pets, JB Little's Coins & Jewelry and many other shops The other primary retail region in Hanover is the newly instead of Gateway Hanover complex, which runs alongside to "The Golden Mile." Another primary shopping center in Hanover is the North Hanover Mall.
The Hanover region is served fully by two school districts, partially by a third, and has one private high school.
The Hanover Public School District serves Hanover Borough and has five schools: Hanover Street Elementary School Hanover Middle School Hanover High School The South Western School District serves the region around Hanover Borough, which includes Penn Township, Manheim Township and West Manheim Township.
Conewago Township is served by Conewago Township Elementary School, which is part of the Conewago Valley School District in adjoining Adams County.
The small-town school precinct pays the Pennsylvania Department of Education set tuition fee to the cyber charter school that the student chooses to attend.
Alternatively, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania permits parents to home school their kids or they may attend a private school. The private high school is Delone Catholic High School is in adjoining Mc - Sherrystown, Pennsylvania.
Even with Hanover area's size, there are no colleges.
However, the Empire Beauty School has a ground in Hanover, and the Practical Nursing Program has classrooms at Hanover High School.
HACC and York College also offer classes at Hanover and South Western high schools.
Pennsylvania State University's York Campus also offers select classes in the Hanover area.
Some small-town places of interest in the Hanover region include: Neas House - Local history exhibition of the Hanover Area Historical Society The Hanover region is served by Pennsylvania Routes 94, 194, 116, and 216.
Hanover is served by 4 routes of the Rabbit Transit bus system.
Route #16 joins Downtown Hanover to Downtown York.
An unnumbered route transports employees from York to Hanover.
Route #21 joins Downtown Hanover with North Hanover and the Homewood Retirement Village.
Route #22 joins Downtown Hanover with North Hanover and South Hanover.
Borough of Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
"Hanover borough, Pennsylvania".
Official Program of the Centennial of Incorporation of the Borough of Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Hanover, Pa: Hanover (York County, Pa.).
Official Program of the Centennial of Incorporation of the Borough of Hanover, Pennsylvania.
Hanover, Pa: Hanover (York County, Pa.).
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