Hanover

New Hampshire

Oct 5, 2023 - 03:30
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Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College

Hanover, town (township), Grafton county, western New Hampshire, U.S. It lies along the Connecticut River and includes the communities of Hanover and Etna. It was settled in 1765 and named for Hanover, Connecticut, the home of many of its early settlers. Hanover is the seat of Dartmouth College (founded 1769) and the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital. Dartmouth’s Baker Library, on the campus green, has frescoes by the Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco. Annual collegiate events include the Dartmouth Winter Carnival. Nearby are the home of the sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens (national historic site; authorized 1964), Wilder Dam and Boston Lot Lake, and the Dartmouth Skiway. Area 49 square miles (127 square km). Pop. (2000) 10,850; (2010) 11,260.

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