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Chronister Collection Click on thumbnails for view full-size version. |
contributed by Barbara Chronister |
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Western Maryland Freight Station |
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The Hanover Branch Railroad station (now, the Western Maryland Freight Station on Railroad St.) was the site of Abraham Lincoln's visit when passing through Hanover on way to Gettysburg to commemorate the Nation Cemetery. |
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| Click here for photo map of the Hanover Branch site. | Western Maryland Freight Station - 1972 | ||
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The photo map was taken from a 1907 photo from the copula on the Eichelberg High School Building. Click here for full version of 1907 Eichelberg copula view of the town. |
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| Lincoln stopped at the Hanover Branch Railroad Station on the way to Gettysburg for the commemoration of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on Nov. 18, 1863. This plaque stands near the Western Maryland Freight Station above close to the sight of the visit. | |||
