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Hanover
Washington County, Kansas
ZipCodes
66945
Page Contents for Hanover, Kansas
History & History-related items
Statistics & Facts
The Kansas state capital is Topeka.
The population of Hanover is approximately 696 (1990), 682 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 318 (1990), 285 (2010).
The amount of land area in Hanover is 1.25 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Hanover to Washington DC is 1128 miles.
The distance to the Kansas state capital is 89 miles. (as the crow flies)
Hanover is positioned 39.89 degrees north of the equator and 96.87 degrees west of the prime meridian.
History & History Related Items
Hanover, Kansas is home of the Hollenberg
Ranch Pony Express Station, a trading post erected in 1857 by
Gerat Hollenberg to serve immigrant wagons and stagecoaches
along the Oregon Trail. Between April 1860 and October 1861,
Hollenberg Station served as a relay station for Pony Express
riders who carried the mail from St. Joseph, Mo. and
Sacramento, Ca. The original building still stands as a Kansas
State Historical Site and visitor's center.
Hollenberg Station State Historical Site
RR 1, Box 183
Hanover, KS 66945-9634
Phone (785) 337-2635
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