Hanover Junction Railroad Station
Hanover Junction Railroad Station | |
![]() Hanover Junction RR Station, 1863 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 616 at Hanover Junction, North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°50′37″N 76°46′38″W / 39.84361°N 76.77722°WCoordinates: 39°50′37″N 76°46′38″W / 39.84361°N 76.77722°W |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1852-1854 |
NRHP reference No. | 83004258[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 29, 1983 |
Hanover Junction Railroad Station is a historic railroad station located at Hanover Junction in North Codorus Township, York County, Pennsylvania. It was built between 1852 and 1854, and is a three-story, three bay by six bay rectangular frame building built by the Hanover Branch Railroad. It has a flat roof. The station remained in service until the 1920s.
On November 18–19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln traveled through Hanover Junction to and from dedication ceremonies for the Gettysburg National Cemetery. A series of photographs were believed to depict Lincoln on the station platform.[2] However, numerous historians have since debunked these suspicions.[3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
The station now houses a museum with Civil War images, models of the various configurations of the building over the years, memorabilia, and other displays. It is also a restroom stop for the York County Heritage Rail Trail, a bicycle and walking path which parallels the old tracks of the Northern Central Railway.[4]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-17. Note: This includes Thomas N. Shaffer (March–April 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hanover Junction Railroad Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ Mingus, Scott. "Is it honestly Abe?" York Blog (web log), November 18, 2017. Accessed November 26, 2017. http://www.yorkblog.com/cannonball/2017/11/18/is-it-honestly-abe/.
- ^ Jeri L. Jones. "York County Parks webpage for the Hanover Junction Museum". Retrieved 2013-07-25.
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