Early Dartmouth College and Downtown Hanover

The town of Hanover chartered in 1761 began as a sleepy idyllic communitynestled in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. In 1770 noted Connecticutminister Eleaza... » 

The town of Hanover chartered in 1761 began as a sleepy idyllic communitynestled in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. In 1770 noted Connecticutminister Eleazar Wheelock chose to relocate his school Dartmouth College to avirgin wilderness corner of the struggling young township. In spite ofhardships within several years Wheelock and his small college had taken rooton the Hanover Plain joining together with the local community that would cometo be known as the Village at the College. Over the next two centuries thecollege and the village would grow together in triumph and tragedy rich inhistory and events to become a special place revered by generations of alumniand residents alike. «