(rshsdepot) Hanover Junction Railroad Station, PA

["Jim Dent" <james.dent_@_itochu.com>]

=46rom the York PA Daily Record ...

County remembers history
Festivities in York and Hanover celebrated local historical events.
By MICHELE CANTY

Two chapters in York County=92s history were celebrated Sunday with a cer=
emony
remembering the Articles of Confederation and the dedication at Hanover
Junction Railroad Station.
...

Station dedication

Earlier Sunday at the Junction in Hanover, a large crowd gathered to
dedicate the station, which played a popular role not only in York County=
=92s
history but also in U.S. history.

Hunt Valley resident Greg Tiffany rode his bike to the dedication. He sai=
d
he enjoys talking to the Civil War re-enactors that bring history to life=
=2E
Every chance he gets, he attends similar events.

During the Civil War, more than 10,000 wounded Union and Confederate
soldiers were processed through the station. The station also was raided =
and
burned by Confederate Col. E.V. White, days before the battle at Gettysbu=
rg.

President Abraham Lincoln visited the station in life, when he passed
through on his way to and from Gettysburg to give his famous speech, and =
in
death, when his funeral procession edged through the station years later.

The Junction, which has been under restoration since the 1980s, is schedu=
led
to have water and sanitary service added to the building next year.

=A9 York Daily Record 2001

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