Hanover Junction Railroad Station

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.

Hanover Junction Railroad Station
Hanover Junction RR Station, 1863
LocationPennsylvania Route 616 at Hanover Junction, North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°50′37″N 76°46′38″W
Area2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built1852-1854
NRHP reference No.83004258[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1983

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]

  • In 2013
  • Steam locomotive "York"
Steam locomotive "York"

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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.
  3. 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/.
  4. Jeri L. Jones. "York County Parks webpage for the Hanover Junction Museum". Retrieved 2013-07-25.


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