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The "Point," located on the campus of Hanover College, is the only place along the Ohio River that three bends can be viewed in the river. wikipedia
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- 1827 - Hanover College Founded
Hanover College is a private liberal arts college, located in Hanover, in the U.S. state of Indiana, near the banks of the Ohio River. The college is ...Read MORE... - 1832 - Hanover Presbyterian Church
Originally built for the college, the main structure was completed in 1832 with the help of students. The college used the building only on special...Read MORE... - 1854 - Hanover
Hanover, a township in Shelby co., Indiana. Population, 1061.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive...Read MORE... - 1854 - Hanover
Hanover, a township in Shelby co., Indiana. Population, 1061.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854. - 1859
HANOVER, a township of Shelby co., in the state of Indiana. Pop. 1,438.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 
1871 - Two Thousand Year Old Hat
A citizen of Hanover, Indiana, rejoices in the possession of a hat supposed to be two thousand years old. It was taken from the ruins of...Read MORE...- 1895 - Hanover
Hanover, a township of Shelby co., Ind. Pop. 1572. It contains Morristown.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott 
Library Building, Hanover College, Hanover, IN
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Hanover, a post-town of Jefferson co., Ind., about 6 miles WSW. of Madison) near the Ohio River. Here is Hanover College (Presbyterian), which was...Read MORE... - 1937 - January 1937 Flood
Hardly a day went by that January that didn’t bring rain, and lots of it. On the thirteenth of January the river stood at 36.7 feet. Two days later...Read MORE... 
Parker Auditorium, Hanover College
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Ohio River lookout from Hanover, Indiana
Postcard- 1974 - Tornado
On April 3, 1974 a tornado ripped through Hanover's campus, causing $10,000,000 damage to the school's buildings and other infrastructure, as well as ...Read MORE...
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Hanover, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Library Building, Hanover College, Hanover, IN
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Hanover, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Parker Auditorium, Hanover College
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Hanover, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Ohio River lookout from Hanover, Indiana
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1827 - Hanover College Founded
Hanover College is a private liberal arts college, located in Hanover, in the U.S. state of Indiana, near the banks of the Ohio River. The college is ... Read MORE...
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1832 - Hanover Presbyterian Church
Originally built for the college, the main structure was completed in 1832 with the help of students. The college used the building only on special... Read MORE...
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1854 - Hanover
Hanover, a township in Shelby co., Indiana. Population, 1061.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive... Read MORE...
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1854 - Hanover
Hanover, a township in Shelby co., Indiana. Population, 1061.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1859
HANOVER, a township of Shelby co., in the state of Indiana. Pop. 1,438.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
1871 - Two Thousand Year Old Hat
A citizen of Hanover, Indiana, rejoices in the possession of a hat supposed to be two thousand years old. It was taken from the ruins of... Read MORE...
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1895 - Hanover
Hanover, a township of Shelby co., Ind. Pop. 1572. It contains Morristown.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1916
Hanover, a post-town of Jefferson co., Ind., about 6 miles WSW. of Madison) near the Ohio River. Here is Hanover College (Presbyterian), which was... Read MORE...
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1937 - January 1937 Flood
Hardly a day went by that January that didn’t bring rain, and lots of it. On the thirteenth of January the river stood at 36.7 feet. Two days later... Read MORE...
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1974 - Tornado
On April 3, 1974 a tornado ripped through Hanover's campus, causing $10,000,000 damage to the school's buildings and other infrastructure, as well as ... Read MORE...
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