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Hanover History by Barbara Barker
An airport in Hanover?March 1997 FOCUS ON HISTORY by Barbara Barker An airport in Hanover as late as 1958? Ah, yes, and at one time there were as many as 50 small planes kept there. Mr. W. Melvin Clark was the man who took his dream and “flew” with it. I interviewed Mr. Clark in 1977 when making a film for the 250th Anniversary of our town. I got out the old... [Read more of this article]
Hanover Then and Now
by Barbara Barker The first family to settle in the bounds of Hanover was William Barstow who came up the North River from the coast at Scituate in 1649. He settled near the river in the area now referred to as Four Corners. He was a husband, father, farmer, a bridge builder, a ship builder,and keeper of an ordinary among other things. Others followed... [Read more of this article]
More Old Roads in Hanover
By Barbara Barker February 1999 (Part 2) As I suggested in my last article many of the early houses were located on secluded ways. The House at Cricket Hollow was located on such a lane and the path can still be found today in the woods behind the Cardinal Cushing School. However not known to many is an ancient highway from Scituate to Abington which... [Read more of this article]
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