Downtown Hanson Reborn as State's Smallest Historic District

Published: March 25, 2011, 4 a.m.

The city of Hanson is Kentucky's smallest historic district. It's comprised of a block of shops and restaurants clustered around the town's one stoplight. In the 19th century, tobacco was the town's main source of revenue, and the railroad lines shipped the crop across the country. At its peak, Hanson was the largest city in Hopkins County. Now it's a town of just over 600. Hanson's revitalization is largely the dream of one woman. Teresa Anthony grew up in Hanson.