Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Hanover Town is a former colonial-era town in Hanover County, Virginia. It was located on the upper Pamunkey River on land originally granted to John Page in 1672. By 1730 there was a tobacco warehouse at the site, and the town was chartered in 1762. The town was raided by British forces during the American Revolutionary War, and its fortunes declined in the years after independence because of silting in the river, resulting in its eventual abandonment.The town site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.. }
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- Hanover_Town abstract "Hanover Town is a former colonial-era town in Hanover County, Virginia. It was located on the upper Pamunkey River on land originally granted to John Page in 1672. By 1730 there was a tobacco warehouse at the site, and the town was chartered in 1762. The town was raided by British forces during the American Revolutionary War, and its fortunes declined in the years after independence because of silting in the river, resulting in its eventual abandonment.The town site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.".