"Where at Dartmouth?" for April 20, 2011
Markings on the Ledyard Bridge that spans the great Connecticut River connecting Hanover, NH to Vermont. The bridge is relatively young, as it was built from 1996-99, and is the widest, highest and longest of the four predecessors. On the other side of the bridge is Lewiston, VT, which enjoyed a heyday in the late 1800's due to a rail station which brought many visitors and supplies to Dartmouth. Today, Lewiston exists as Dartmouth's ghost town neighbor across the river.
An interesting fact about the Connecticut River, from www.visitnh.gov: "Oddly, the state border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but lies at the low-water mark on the Vermont side; so New Hampshire actually owns the entire river where it runs adjacent to Vermont."
Think you know the Dartmouth campus? Join the "Where at Dartmouth?" challenge each Wednesday on Dartmouth's Facebook page.
(photo: Joseph Mehling '69)
"Where at Dartmouth?" for April 20, 2011
Markings on the Ledyard Bridge that spans the great Connecticut River connecting Hanover, NH to Vermont. The bridge is relatively young, as it was built from 1996-99, and is the widest, highest and longest of the four predecessors. On the other side of the bridge is Lewiston, VT, which enjoyed a heyday in the late 1800's due to a rail station which brought many visitors and supplies to Dartmouth. Today, Lewiston exists as Dartmouth's ghost town neighbor across the river.
An interesting fact about the Connecticut River, from www.visitnh.gov: "Oddly, the state border is not in the center of that river, as is usually the case, but lies at the low-water mark on the Vermont side; so New Hampshire actually owns the entire river where it runs adjacent to Vermont."
Think you know the Dartmouth campus? Join the "Where at Dartmouth?" challenge each Wednesday on Dartmouth's Facebook page.
(photo: Joseph Mehling '69)