Hanover Junction Railroad Station

Hanover Junction Railroad Station
Hanover Junction RR Station, 1863
Location: Pennsylvania Route 616 at Hanover Junction, North Codorus Township, Pennsylvania
Area: 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built: 1852-1854
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 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 on to and from dedicatory ceremonies for the Gettysburg National Cemetery. A series of photographs are believed to depict Lincoln on the station platform.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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