Hanover, NH Summary

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This western New Hampshire town of 9,530 residents, east of the Connecticut River in the hilly region between New Hampshire and Vermont, is dominated by the Ivy League Dartmouth College.

This was founded in 1769 by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock under a charter from King George III to establish a school “for the education and instruction of Youth of the Indian Tribes in this Land … and also of English Youth and any others.” The town itself was granted a charter in 1761, and the first permanent settlers arrived from Connecticut four years later.

Prominent among the campus sights is Dartmouth Row, which consists of four white Georgian buildings, including a structure dating back to 1784. Other attractions include the 1928 red-brick Baker Memorial Library (which contains nearly one million volumes, and murals painted by the early twentieth-century Mexican artist Jose Clemente Orozco), the Hood Museum of Art, and the Hopkins Center for the Performing Arts.

Hanover is located at the junction of Hwys 120 and 10, about 6 miles north of Lebanon. The city of Lebanon is serviced by a municipal airport. Bus service is also available.