Hanover’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Hanover. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was first settled in 1774 by Nathaniel Segar from Newton, Massachusetts. Phineas Howard from Temple, New Hampshire purchased from Massachusetts in 1792 the unoccupied land in the township, including Howard Pond. The community became known as Howard's Gore. Combined with a portion of Bethel separated by the Androscoggin River, it then became Hanover, named by its German settlers for the House of Hanover. It was incorporated on February 14, 1843.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Hanover’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hanover’s history is told.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewThe Ferry at, c. 1908: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Hanover
See all 1 →Hanover, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as The Ferry at (c. 1908) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15From Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.