Hanover Shoe
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Hanover Shoe in Hanover, Pennsylvania was once one of the largest and most successful shoe companies in York County, Pennsylvania.
- Location: Hanover, Pennsylvania
- Established: December 26th, 1899
- Date Built: 1910
- Building Type: Manufacturing
- Construction System: Brick, stone, and wood.
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[edit] History
Mr. Harper Donelson Sheppard was born in Pitt County, North Carolina on October 9, 1868, the 13th of 15 children. Mr. Sheppard then entered into a financial partnership with Mr. C.N. Myers and together they established the Hanover Shoe on December 26, 1899 with a common vision: sell the best shoes possible for one price, $2.50 a pair, and eliminate the middle-man by selling directly to the public. They opened their first store in York in June 1900; within fifteen years the Hanover Shoe Company had 61 stores from Indianapolis to New York City.[1]
The two men were also responsible for financing or operating such ventures as the Hanover General Hospital, the Evening Sun, the public waterworks and two impounding dams, the local athletic field and the Hanover Shoe Farms, today the largest standardbred nursery in the world.[1]
In 1966, the Hanover Shoe Company opened a manufacturing facility in Franklin, WV and contracted shoe orders for Bostonian and JC Penney and made shoes for their own Hanover brand. In 1978, C&J Clark purchased the Hanover Shoe Company and moved their North American headquarters to Hanover, PA. The company moved all operations to West Virginia in 1996 because of cheaper taxes. The original Hanover Shoe building on Carlisle St. in Hanover, PA was converted to residential apartment in 2001, after sitting abandoned since the 70s. The power plant is now a museum for the Hanover Fire Dept.[2]
A Hanover Shoe retailer remains in Hanover, PA, but its shoes are manufactured outside of the United States.[3]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b [1] - http://www.selectregistry.com/inns/qv/iid/340/cpid/382/custompage/bedandbreakfast.aspx
- ^ [2] - http://hsc.thomas-industriesinc.com/HSC_History.htm
- ^ The Hanover Shoe Company - History. Accessed 29 January 2012.
[edit] External links
- Hanover Shoe Company - a website dedicated to the Hanover Shoe - History, past & present photos, timeline, & more.
