Hanson
N 37° 25.019 W 087° 28.862
16S E 457434 N 4141239
HANSON at 7250 Hanson Rd. Hanson, KY 40 & 260-E
Waymark Code: WM90J9
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2010
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This town, named for Henry B. Hanson, the civil engineer who planned it, was founded in 1869 and incorporated in 1873. Hanson became bustling tobacco center. "Hanson Twist" tobacco was shipped throughout the U.S. Four costly fires in 1889, 1894, 1905, and 1906, changed the town's history. Presented by Citizens for Historic Preservation.
Marker Name: HANSON
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Other
Marker Number (for official markers): 1948
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.... KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS
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