Hanoverton, Ohio

Hanoverton (On the Highway since 1913) Population: 400.

Hanoverton (On the Highway since 1913) Pop: 400 Also a bustling stop on the Sandy and Beaver Canal route and safe-haven for runaway slaves, Hanover (now Hanoverton) boasts a "Heights" neighborhood of fine brick Federalist buildings, 10 of which are now on the National Historic Trust. This must-see area is also home to the

 

 

  •   The Hanover Township Historical Society Museum is open from 10-2 the second Sunday of each month, May through September, and has dioramas of earlier occupations in the area. The museum is housed in a 2-story brick 1880's schoolhouse.

  • A concrete replica LH post is found in Hanoverton at the intersection of the Lincoln Highway and Historic Plymouth St.

 

 

  • Village Park is a good place to see the remains of the canal, and there are several buildings there of early 1800's construction.

The Heights on Plymouth Street.


The Spread Eagle Tavern.


A reconstructed pillar donated by Dave Johnson.

The Lincoln Highway Association built better roads.

It was not enough that the Lincoln Highway Association laid out a coast to coast highway, they stayed in business and continued to improve the route for at least fifteen years.  Many road department representatives from other countries visited the road to learn the best road building techniques.

This narrow stone culvert still visible from the road just east of Hanoverton would have been sufficient for slow moving horses or buggy's, but treacherous for faster moving cars and trucks. By 1919 it had been bypassed in favor of a more sturdy path.

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