Hanover Veterans Memorial - North and South Rivers Watershed Association

495 Hanover St, Hanover, MA 02339, USA

Owned By: Town of Hanover

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The Hanover Veterans Memorial is a small park that honors Hanover’s veterans. It was established in 2017. It is also home to the Hanover Bandstand. Right next door are the Hanover Playground complex, the B. Everett Hall Field, and a number of shaded picnic tables. The memorial includes short (0.04-mile) concrete walkway.

Features

This park was established in part with Community Preservation funds.

This land is within the region of the Massachusett (or Massachuseuk). To learn more about local Native American tribes, we encourage you to interact with their members. The Massachusett tribe at Ponkapoag and the Mattakeeset band of the Massachusett share information on their websites.

Trail Description

The memorial includes short (0.04-mile) concrete walkway.

Habitats and Wildlife

This grassy park is set in a mostly flat, open area, close to Route 139. Some pine and maple trees provide shade around the perimeter. The property drains into an unnamed stream which flows south through Hanover, passing beneath Broadway before flowing into the Indian Head River near the Hanover/Hanson town line.

According to Hanover Conservation, this brook was identified as Iron Mine Brook on an 1848 map and retained that name going forward … but then lost its name entirely in 1976! Meanwhile, nearby there is another brook, known today as Iron Mine Brook. This brook was identified as Trout Brook on 1848 and 1849 maps, and retained that name until 1976, when it became Iron Mine Brook. This can be cause for confusion, especially when reading history books. Both brooks flow into the Indian Head River.

The Indian Head River rises from the Drinkwater River and Factory Pond in West Hanover. It forms the boundary between Hanover and Hanson, and merges with Pembroke’s Herring Brook, a short distance downstream of Ludden’s Ford Park, to form the North River at a spot called The Crotch. The North River flows 12 miles through Pembroke, Hanover, Norwell, Marshfield and Scituate, eventually making its way to Massachusetts Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.